Safety and tolerance of the ReWalk™ exoskeleton suit for ambulation by people with complete spinal cord injury: A pilot study

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 96-101

  Zeilig, Gabi ^a,c   Weingarden, Harold ^a,c   Zwecker, Manuel ^a,c   Dudkiewicz, Israel ^b,c   Bloch, Ayala ^a   Esquenazi, Alberto ^d  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d MOSS REHABILITATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulation; Assistive technology; Exoskeleton; Paraplegia; Rehabilitation; ReWalk ; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FALLING; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILIZATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAIN; PATIENT SAFETY; PILOT STUDY; PULSE RATE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WALKING; WALKING AID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858983844     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: 20457723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2045772312Y.0000000003     Document Type: Article

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