Functional electrical stimulation using microstimulators to correct foot drop: A case study

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 82, Issue 8-9, 2004, Pages 784-792

  Weber, D J ^a   Stein, R B ^a   Chan, K M ^a   Loeb, G E ^b   Richmond, F J R ^b   Rolf, R ^a   James, K ^a   Chong, S L ^a   Thompson, Aiko Kido ^a   Misiaszek, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

BION; FES; Foot drop; Spinal cord injury; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GAIT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MICROELECTRODE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NERVE STIMULATION; PERONEUS NERVE; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MICROELECTRODES;

EID: 19944429981     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y04-078     Document Type: Conference Paper

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