Surface-stimulation technology for grasping and walking neuroprostheses: Improving quality of life in stroke/spinal cord injury subjects with rapid prototyping and portable FES systems

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 82-93

  Popovic, Milos R ^a   Keller, Thierry ^b   Pappas, Ion P I ^a   Dietz, Volker ^b   Morari, Manfred ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PARALYSIS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PROSTHESIS; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STROKE; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; PARALYSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WALKING;

EID: 0035155005     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/51.897831     Document Type: Review

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