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IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng
; 16(5): 473-8, 2008 Oct.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18990650
RESUMO
This paper describes the performance of a 16-channel implanted neuroprosthesis for standing and transfers after spinal cord injury including four-contact nerve-cuff electrodes stimulating the femoral nerve for knee extension. Responses of the nerve-cuffs were stable and standing times increased by 600% over time-matched values with a similar eight-channel neuroprosthesis utilizing muscle-based electrodes on vastus lateralis for knee extension.