Swing-through gait with free-knees produced by surface functional electrical stimulation

Paraplegia

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 8-15

  Heller, B W ^a,b   Granat, M H ^a   Andrews, B J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c GLENROSE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Gait; Paraplegia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COORDINATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE INJURY; WALKING AID;

EID: 28144447905     PISSN: 00311758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.1996.2     Document Type: Article

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