Clinical experiences with a convertible thermoplastic knee-ankle-foot orthosis for post-stroke hemiplegic patients

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 191-194

  Kakurai, S ^a   Akai, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; ORTHOSIS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030474452     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03093649609164442     Document Type: Article

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