Effects of a foot drop neuroprosthesis on functional abilities, social participation, and gait velocity

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-20

  Laufer, Yocheved ^a   Hausdorff, Jeffrey M ^b,c,d   Ring, Haim ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^e LOEWENSTEIN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Foot drop; Function; Neuroprosthesis; Participation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT DROP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARESIS; PROSTHESIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ORTHOTICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PARESIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 58249088357     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3181911246     Document Type: Article

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