Measuring quality of life in stroke subjects receiving an implanted neural prosthesis for drop foot

Artificial Organs

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 366-376

  Kottink, Anke I ^a   Ijzerman, Maarten J ^b,c   Groothuis Oudshoorn, Catharina G ^a   Hermens, Hermie J ^a,b  

^a ROESSINGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^c Department of Health Technology and Services Research ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Drop foot; Electrical stimulation; Peroneal nerve; Quality of life; Stroke

Indexed keywords

DROPS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; PROSTHETICS;

DROP FEET; ELECTRICAL STIMULATIONS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIVES; PERONEAL NERVE; PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING; PREFERENCE-BASED; QUALITY OF LIFE; STROKE; TWO CHANNEL;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY IMPACT PROFILE; ENDOPROSTHESIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOOT ORTHOSIS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; ORTHOPEDIC SHOE; PERONEAL NERVE STIMULATOR; PERONEUS NERVE; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; SHORT FORM 36; STROKE; SURVIVOR; WALKING AID; AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPLICATION; FOLLOW UP; FOOT; INNERVATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOT; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERONEAL NERVE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STROKE;

EID: 77952120589     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: 15251594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2009.00879.x     Document Type: Article

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