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The effect of muscle weakness on the capability gap during gross motor function: a simulation study supporting design criteria for exoskeletons of the lower limb

BACKGROUND: Enabling persons with functional weaknesses to perform activities of daily living (ADL) is one of the main challenges for the aging society. Powered orthoses, or exoskeletons, have the potential to support ADL while promoting active participation of the user. For this purpose, assistive...

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Autores principales: Afschrift, Maarten, De Groote, Friedl, De Schutter, Joris, Jonkers, Ilse
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4236531/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25092209
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-925X-13-111