A comparison of the attitude of paraplegic individuals to the Walkabout Orthosis and the Isocentric Reciprocal Gait Orthosis

Spinal Cord

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 580-584

  Harvey, Lisa A ^a   Newton John, Toby ^a   Davis, Glen M ^b   Smith, Merrick B ^c   Engel, Stella ^a  

^a PRINCE HENRY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c SYDNEY EYE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ambulation; Gait; Isocentric reciprocal gait orthosis; Orthoses; Paraplegic individuals; Walkabout orthosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HIP; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; ORTHOSIS; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDING; TIME;

EID: 0030752710     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100470     Document Type: Article

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