Restoration of walking function in an individual with chronic complete (AIS A) spinal cord injury

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 795-798

  Manella, Kathleen J ^a   Torres, Juana ^b   Field Fote, Edelle C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Jackson North Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Complete spinal cord injury; Discomplete spinal cord injury; Locomotor training; Robotic training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; ROBOTICS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

ADULT; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; ROBOTICS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 77956403497     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0593     Document Type: Article

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