Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 41-47, January 2009

Neuroprosthesis for Footdrop Compared with an Ankle-Foot Orthosis: Effects on Postural Control during Walking

  • Haim Ring, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Neurological Rehabilitation Department, Loewenstein Rehabilitation Center, Ranana, Israel
    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • Iuly Treger, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Neurological Rehabilitation Department, Loewenstein Rehabilitation Center, Ranana, Israel
    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • Leor Gruendlinger, MS

      Affiliations

    • Movement Disorders Unit, Neurology Department, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • Jeffrey M. Hausdorff, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
    • Movement Disorders Unit, Neurology Department, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
    • Division on Aging, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Jeffrey M. Hausdorff, PhD, Movement Disorders Unit, Neurology Department, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Weizmann 6 Tel-Aviv, Israel.

Received 19 May 2008; received in revised form 17 August 2008; accepted 26 August 2008.

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 This work was funded in part by Ness Ltd, Ra'anana, Israel.

 Portions of this work were presented at the 15th International World Congress of Physical Therapy in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in June 6, 2007.

PII: S1052-3057(08)00206-1

doi:10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2008.08.006

Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 41-47, January 2009

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