The bionic glove: An electrical stimulator garment that provides controlled grasp and hand opening in quadriplegia

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 608-614

  Prochazka, Arthur ^a   Gauthier, Michel ^a   Wieler, Marguerite ^a   Kenwell, Zoltan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GLOVE; HAND FUNCTION; HAND GRIP; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STROKE;

EID: 0030924758     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(97)90426-3     Document Type: Article

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