Neuroprosthetics of the upper extremity - Clinical application in spinal cord injury and future perspectives

Biomedizinische Technik

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 93-98

  Rupp, Rüdiger ^a   Gerner, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Functional electrical stimulation (FES); Grasp restoration; Neuroprosthesis; Spinal cord injury; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MUSCLE; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; TENDONS;

CLINICAL APPLICATION; MOTOR FUNCTIONS; NEUROPROSTHETICS; SPINAL CORD;

NEUROLOGY;

ARM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HAND FUNCTION; HAND GRIP; IMPLANT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE TRAINING; PROSTHESIS; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SHOULDER; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TECHNOLOGY; TENDON TRANSFER; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 2442555963     PISSN: 00135585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BMT.2004.019     Document Type: Review

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