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Combining robotic exoskeleton and body weight unweighing technology to promote walking activity in tetraplegia following SCI: A case study

Shuo‐Hsiu Chang, Fangshi Zhu, Neel K. Patel, Taimoor Afzal, Marcie Kern, Gerard E. Francisco

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine · 2018 · 13 citations · 5 references

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This report showed that using technology can assist non-ambulatory individuals following SCI to stand and ambulate with assistance which may promote general physical and psychological health if used in the long term.

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