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Research Article

A Technique for Sequential Segmental Neuromuscular Stimulation with Closed Loop Feedback Control

Erik D. H. Zonnevijlle Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, and Division of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Hand Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Medical Center of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Gustavo Perez Abadia Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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Naveen N. Somia Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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Moshe Kon Division of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Hand Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Medical Center of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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John H. Barker Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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Steven Koenig Jewish Hospital Cardiothoracic Surgical Research Institute at the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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D. L. Ewert Department of Electrical Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
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Richard W. Stremel Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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Pages 91-99 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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