A Comparison of FES with KAFO for providing ambulation and upright mobility in a child with a complete thoracic spinal cord injury

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 159-166

  Bonaroti, Daniel ^b   Akers, June ^b   Smith, Brian T ^a   Mulcahey, M J ^b   Betz, Randal R ^a  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b Shriners Hospitals for Children ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BRACE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; ORTHOTICS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA; WALKING AID;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; BRACES; CHILD; CRUTCHES; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; POSTURE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033182715     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.1999.11719565     Document Type: Article

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