Mobility outcomes following five training sessions with a powered exoskeleton

Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 93-99

  Hartigan, Clare ^a   Kandilakis, Casey ^a   Dalley, Skyler ^b   Clausen, Mike ^b   Wilson, Edgar ^b   Morrison, Scott ^b   Etheridge, Steven ^b   Farris, Ryan ^b  

^a SHEPHERD CENTER   (United States)

^b PARKER HANNIFIN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

mobility limitation; orthotic devices; rehabilitation; robotics; spinal cord injuries; walking

Indexed keywords

10 METER WALK TEST; 6 MINUTE WALK TEST; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRUTCH; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; LEG EXOSKELETON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAPLEGIA; PILOT STUDY; POWERED EXOSKELETON; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WALKER; WALKING SPEED; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXOSKELETON (REHABILITATION); SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXOSKELETON DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPLEGIA; PILOT PROJECTS; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84927769940     PISSN: 10820744     EISSN: 19455763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/sci2102-93     Document Type: Article

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