Mechanical Compensation for Weak Triceps in C5/C6 Tetraplegia

IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 72-78

  Wiegner, Allen W ^a   Wierzbicka, M Margaret ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NEUROMUSCULAR REHABILITATION;

MECHANICAL COMPENSATION; TETRAPLEGIA; WEAK TRICEPS;

BIOMECHANICS;

EID: 0027612373     PISSN: 10636528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/86.242420     Document Type: Article

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