The physiological cost index of walking with mechanical and powered gait orthosis in patients with spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 356-359

  Arazpour, M ^a   Bani, M A ^a   Hutchins, S W ^b   Jones, R K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

physiological cost index; powered gait orthosis; reciprocating orthosis; spinal cord injury; walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENERGY COST; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; GAIT ORTHOSIS; HEART RATE; HIP KNEE ANKLE FOOT ORTHOSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISOCENTRIC RECIPROCATING GAIT ORTHOSIS; MALE; ORTHOSIS; POWER GAIT ORTHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WALKING;

EID: 84877575794     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2012.162     Document Type: Article

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