Linear summation of torque produced by selective activation of two motor fascicles

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 104-110

  Tarler, Matthew D ^a,b   Mortimer, J Thomas ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cleveland Medical Devices Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional electrical stimulation (FES); Nerve cuff electrode; Neural prosthesis; Peripheral nerve stimulation; Selective activation

Indexed keywords

CUFF ELECTRODE; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; NEURAL PROSTHESIS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; SELECTIVE ACTIVATION;

ABERRATIONS; ELECTRODES; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; PROSTHETICS; TORQUE;

MUSCLE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAT; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EVALUATION; INNERVATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE CONDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SCIATIC NERVE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TORQUE;

ANIMALS; CATS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL; SCIATIC NERVE; TORQUE;

EID: 34248531561     PISSN: 15344320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2007.891377     Document Type: Article

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