Walking with a hybrid orthosis system

Spinal Cord

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 800-804

  Ferguson, K A ^a   Polando, G ^a   Kobetic, R ^a   Triolo, R J ^b,c   Marsolais, E B ^b  

^a LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional electrical stimulation; Reciprocal gait orthosis; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; ORTHOSIS; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; WALKING;

EID: 0032725767     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100922     Document Type: Article

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