A review of lower extremity assistive robotic exoskeletons in rehabilitation therapy

Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 4-5, 2013, Pages 343-363

  Chen, Gong ^a   Chan, Chow Khuen ^a   Guo, Zhao ^a   Yu, Haoyong ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Actuation system; Control strategies; Exoskeleton; Mechanical design; Neurorehabilitation; Rehabilitation therapy; Robotic rehabilitation; Robotics

Indexed keywords

EQUIPMENT; GAIT; HUMAN; LEG; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REHABILITATION; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WALKING;

GAIT; HUMANS; LEG; REHABILITATION; ROBOTICS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WALKING;

EID: 84904384570     PISSN: 0278940X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/CritRevBiomedEng.2014010453     Document Type: Article

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