Effect of a foot-drop stimulator and ankle-foot orthosis on walking performance after stroke: A multicenter randomized controlled trial

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 579-591

  Everaert, Dirk G ^a   Stein, Richard B ^a   Abrams, Gary M ^b   Dromerick, Alexander W ^c   Francisco, Gerard E ^d   Hafner, Brian J ^e   Huskey, Thy N ^f   Munin, Michael C ^g   Nolan, Karen J ^h,i   Kufta, Conrad V ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^h KESSLER FOUNDATION   (United States)

ⁱ RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^j Innovative Neurotronics   (United States)

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Author keywords

drop foot; functional electrical stimulation; mobility; physiological cost; stroke rehabilitation; walking speed

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE FOOT ORTHOSIS; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOOT DROP STIMULATOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE STIMULATOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN IRRITATION; THERAPY EFFECT; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 84881002506     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968313481278     Document Type: Article

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