First permanent implant of nerve stimulation leads activated by surface electrodes, enabling hand grasp and release: The stimulus router neuroprosthesis

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 335-343

  Gan, Liu Shi ^a   Ravid, Einat ^a   Kowalczewski, Jan Andrzej ^a   Olson, Jaret Lawrence ^a   Morhart, Michael ^a   Prochazka, Arthur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

functional electrical stimulation; neuroprosthesis; spinal cord injury; stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYNAMOMETER; ELECTRODE; FINGER; HAND GRIP; HAND MUSCLE PARALYSIS; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPROSTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARALYSIS; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPORT INJURY; STIMULUS ROUTER SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WRIST;

EID: 84860802605     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968311420443     Document Type: Article

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