Demand for and use of functional electrical stimulation systems and conventional orthoses in the spinal lesioned community of the UK

Artificial Organs

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 410-412

  Maxwell, Douglas J ^a   Granat, Malcolm H ^a   Baardman, Gert ^b   Hermens, Hermie J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROESSINGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assistive walking devices; Functional electrical stimulation; Orthotics; Spinal cord lesion; Walking

Indexed keywords

ORTHOTICS; SURVEYS; WALKING AIDS;

ASSISTIVE; ASSISTIVE WALKING DEVICE; ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRI-CAL STIMULATIONS; ORTHOSES; SPINAL CORD LESION; SPINAL-CORD; WALKING; WALKING ABILITY; WALKING DEVICES;

FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORTHOSIS; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINAL CORD LESION; SPINE INJURY; WALKING;

EID: 0033040292     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1594.1999.06361.x     Document Type: Article

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