Clinical evaluation of a new orthosis, the 'Walkabout', for restoration of functional standing and short distance mobility in spinal paralysed individuals

Spinal Cord

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 574-579

  Middleton, J W ^a   Yeo, J D ^a   Blanch, L ^a   Vare, V ^a   Peterson, K ^a   Brigden, K ^a  

^a ROYAL REHABILITATION CENTRE SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mobility; Orthosis (Walkabout); Outcomes; Spinal cord injury; Standing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT; GAIT; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MOTIVATION; ORTHOSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STANDING;

EID: 0030761111     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100459     Document Type: Article

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