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. 1979 Jul;17(2):163-9.
doi: 10.1038/sc.1979.33.

'Walking' appliances for paraplegics and tetraplegics

J T Henshaw

'Walking' appliances for paraplegics and tetraplegics

J T Henshaw. Paraplegia. 1979 Jul.

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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