'Walking' appliances for paraplegics and tetraplegics
- PMID: 492756
- DOI: 10.1038/sc.1979.33
'Walking' appliances for paraplegics and tetraplegics
Abstract
A range of 'walking' appliances suitable for child, adolescent and adult paraplegics and tetraplegics is described and some of the technical considerations discussed. A valuable development to the appliance in the form of a rising wheelchair is also breifly discussed.
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