Ergonomy of paraplegic patients working with a reciprocating gait orthosis
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Studying the effect of kinematical pattern on the mechanical performance of paraplegic gait with reciprocating orthosis.
Paraplegic users of mechanical walking orthoses, e.g. advanced reciprocating gait orthosis (ARGO), often face high energy expenditure and extreme upper body loading during locomotion. We studied the effect of kinematical pattern on the mechanical performance of paraplegic locomotion, in search for an improved gait pattern that leads to lower muscular efforts. A three-dimensional, four segment, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Spinal Cord
سال: 1995
ISSN: 1362-4393,1476-5624
DOI: 10.1038/sc.1995.100