Unlockable knee joint mechanism for powered gait orthosis

International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 83-89

  Kim, Gyoosuk ^a   Kang, Shinill ^a   Kang, Sungjae ^b   Ryu, Jeicheong ^b   Mun, Museoung ^b   Kim, Kyunghoon ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Orthopedics Rehabilitation Engineering Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Air muscle; Gait analysis; Paraplegic; Powered gait orthosis; Spinal cord injury; Unlockable knee joint

Indexed keywords

EID: 76849104101     PISSN: 12298557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12541-009-0051-y     Document Type: Article

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