Parawalker: Energy Cost of Walking

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 1, Issue , 1991, Pages 7-10

  Banta, J V ^a   Bell, K J ^a   Muik, E A ^a   Fezio, J ^a  

^a Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases   (United States)

Author keywords

Oxygen cost; Parawalker; Reciprocal gait orthoses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENERGY COST; HUMAN; ORTHOSIS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SCHOOL CHILD; WALKING; WALKING AID; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PARAPLEGIA; WALKERS;

EID: 0026353007     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: 1439359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1042527     Document Type: Article

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