FES supported sitting-standing-sitting of completely paraplegic patient

Paper describes successful achievement of sitting standing function for a completely paraplegic patient by using a newlydeveloped four-channel FES stimulator. Microcontroller governs open loop control system for predefined and measuredstimulation parameters. Surface electrodes are used to give stimulation. Kumar, Neelesh Pankaj, Dinesh Sharma, V K Agnihotri, R C Jindal, Rohit

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