《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2015, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (04): 449-452.

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Application of Wheelchair for Spinal Cord Injury (review)

ZHUANG Jian-long1a, WANG Yu-ming1b, HU Zhong-hua1a
  

  1. 1. a. Rehabilitation Engineering Research Institute; b. Department of Spinal and Neural Functional Reconstruction, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing 100068, China
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Published:2015-04-25 Online:2015-04-25

Abstract: The wheelchair is one of the main assistive appliance for patients with spinal cord injury. With the improvement of material and technique, it is more complicated to select the wheelchair and wheelchair seat equipment. The researches in recent years involved application of wheelchair for patients with spinal cord injury, including the cushions and other structures, which were reviewed in this article.

Key words: spinal cord injury, rehabilitation, wheelchair, review