Gait speed using powered robotic exoskeletons after spinal cord injury: A systematic review and correlational study

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Louie, Dennis R ^a,b,c   Eng, Janice J ^a,b,c,d   Lam, Tania ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Rehabilitation Research Program   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION ON REPAIR DISCOVERIES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DATA BASE; GAIT; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROBOTIC EXOSKELETON; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WALKING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; META ANALYSIS; ORTHOSIS; ROBOTICS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GAIT; HUMANS; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; ROBOTICS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84944073656     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17430003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12984-015-0074-9     Document Type: Review

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