Hindlimb endpoint forces predict movement direction evoked by intraspinal microstimulation in cats

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 379-389

  Lemay, Michel A ^a   Grasse, Dane ^b   Grill, Warren M ^c  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Force measurement; Functional electrical stimulation; Legged locomotion

Indexed keywords

FORCE TRANSDUCERS; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; HIND LIMBS; ISOMETRIC FORCE; LEGGED LOCOMOTION; MICROSTIMULATION; SAGITTAL PLANE; SEQUENTIAL ACTIVATION; SPINAL CORDS; WINNER TAKE ALLS;

BIPED LOCOMOTION; FORCE MEASUREMENT; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION;

ANIMALS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMUR; FORCE; FORCE TRANSDUCER; GREATER TROCHANTER; HINDLIMB; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; ORIENTATION; PREDICTION; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANIMAL; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; CATS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GAIT; HINDLIMB; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SPINAL CORD; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 69249092249     PISSN: 15344320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2009.2023295     Document Type: Article

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