Reciprocating gait orthosis powered with electrical muscle stimulation (RGO II). Part I: Performance evaluation of 70 paraplegic patients

Orthopedics

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 315-324

  Solomonow, M ^a,b   Aguilar, E ^a   Reisin, E ^a   Baratta, R V ^a,b   Best, R ^b   Coetzee, T ^b   D'Ambrosia, R ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Rehab Institute of New Orleans   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 1842413032     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0147-7447-19970401-08     Document Type: Article

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