Implanted functional electrical stimulation: An alternative for standing and walking in pediatric spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 144-152

  Johnston, T E ^a   Betz, R R ^a   Smith, B T ^a   Mulcahey, M J ^a  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Ambulation; Children; Functional electrical stimulation; Paraplegia; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MUSCLE EXCITATION; PATIENT MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SITTING; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRACES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; WALKING;

EID: 0037343570     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101392     Document Type: Article

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