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Effect of Pneumatic Compressing Powered Orthosis in Stroke Patients: Preliminary Study

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a knee-ankle-foot orthosis powered by artificial pneumatic muscles (PKAFO). METHODS: Twenty-three hemiplegic patients (age, 59.6±13.7 years) were assessed 19.7±36.6 months after brain lesion. The 10-m walking time was measured as a gait par...

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Autores principales: Kim, Eun Sil, Yoon, Yong-Soon, Sohn, Min Kyun, Kwak, Soo-Hyun, Choi, Jong Ho, Oh, Ji Sun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4414969/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25932419
http://dx.doi.org/10.5535/arm.2015.39.2.226