Design and simulation of a pneumatic, stored-energy, hybrid orthosis for gait restoration

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1014-1019

  Durfee, William K ^a   Rivard, Adam ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY STORAGE; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PNEUMATIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT; WHEELCHAIRS;

ENERGY STORAGE ORTHOSIS (ESO); FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION (FES); GAIT RESTORATION; HYBRID ORTHOSIS;

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT;

ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENERGY STORAGE ORTHOSIS; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GAIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ORTHOSIS; PARALYSIS; PNEUMATIC TOOL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SIMULATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WHEELCHAIR;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; ROBOTICS; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 27444447287     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2050652     Document Type: Article

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