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. 1989 Jul;36(7):720-8.
doi: 10.1109/10.32104.

Standing the spinal cord injured patient by electrical stimulation: refinement of a protocol for clinical use

R J Jaeger, G M Yarkony, R M Smith

Standing the spinal cord injured patient by electrical stimulation: refinement of a protocol for clinical use

R J Jaeger et al. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 1989 Jul.

Abstract

Standing by functional neuromuscular stimulation can be obtained in a select subpopulation of spinal cord injured individuals. This technology has not yet been made available to patients on a clinical basis. The methodology for a simple two-channel protocol is described in detail, including biomechanics, stimulator design, and muscle response to stimulation. This protocol shows reasonable promise of successful clinical implementation in the future. Results over a five-year period are presented which include data on 21 patients. Estimates of the potential user population of this protocol is 10 percent of the paraplegic population.

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