Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 32, Issue 4 , Pages 332-338 , May 2010

The effect of FES of the tibial nerve on physiological activation of leg muscles during gait

  • Colleen C. Monaghan

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Biomedical Technology (BMTI), University of Twente, Postbus 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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  • Hermie J. Hermens

      Affiliations

    • Roessingh Research and Development B.V., P.O. Box 310, 7500 AH Enschede, The Netherlands
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  • Anand V. Nene

      Affiliations

    • Roessingh Research and Development B.V., P.O. Box 310, 7500 AH Enschede, The Netherlands
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  • Martin J.B. Tenniglo

      Affiliations

    • Roessingh Research and Development B.V., P.O. Box 310, 7500 AH Enschede, The Netherlands
    • Roessingh Rehabilitation Centre, Roessinghsbleekweg 33, Postbus 310, 7522 AH Enschede, 7500 AH, The Netherlands
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  • Peter H. Veltink

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Biomedical Technology (BMTI), University of Twente, Postbus 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31 53 489 2765.

Received 13 April 2009 ,Revised 12 November 2009 ,Accepted 10 January 2010.

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PII: S1350-4533(10)00005-6

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2010.01.003

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 32, Issue 4 , Pages 332-338 , May 2010

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