A prototype of an adjustable advanced reciprocating gait orthosis (ARGO) for spinal cord injury (SCI)

Spinal Cord

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 187-191

  Scivoletto, G ^a   Mancini, M ^b   Fiorelli, E ^b   Morganti, B ^a   Molinari, M ^a,c  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b Ortopedia Mancini   (Italy)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Compliance; Reciprocating gait orthosis; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED RECIPROCATING GAIT ORTHOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BODY SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRACES; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PILOT PROJECTS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0345268737     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101417     Document Type: Article

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