Improvement in step clearance via calf muscle stimulation

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 113-116

  Bajd, T ^a   Stefancic M ^b   Matjacic Z ^a   Kralj, A ^a   Savrin R ^b   Benko, H ^b   Karcnik T ^a   Obreza, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Functional electrical stimulation; Gait; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GAIT ANALYSIS; WALKING AIDS;

ANKLE PLANTAR FLEXORS; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; KNEE; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0031106222     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02534140     Document Type: Article

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