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Real-time feedback of dynamic foot pressure index for gait training of toe-walking children with spastic diplegia

Fang PuState Key Laboratory of Virtual Reality Technology and Systems, Beihang University, Beijing, P. R. China; ;Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Technical Aids of Ministry of Civil Affair, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, P. R. China;
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Weiyan RenKey Laboratory of Rehabilitation Technical Aids of Ministry of Civil Affair, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, P. R. China;
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Xiaoya FanKey Laboratory of Rehabilitation Technical Aids of Ministry of Civil Affair, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, P. R. China;
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Wei ChenKey Laboratory of Rehabilitation Technical Aids of Ministry of Civil Affair, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, P. R. China;
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Shuyu LiKey Laboratory of Rehabilitation Technical Aids of Ministry of Civil Affair, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, P. R. China;
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Deyu LiState Key Laboratory of Virtual Reality Technology and Systems, Beihang University, Beijing, P. R. China; ;Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Technical Aids of Ministry of Civil Affair, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, P. R. China;
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Yu WangKey Laboratory of Rehabilitation Technical Aids of Ministry of Civil Affair, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, P. R. China;
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Yubo FanState Key Laboratory of Virtual Reality Technology and Systems, Beihang University, Beijing, P. R. China; ;Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Technical Aids of Ministry of Civil Affair, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, P. R. China; ;National Research Center for Rehabilitation Technical Aids, Beijing, P. R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1921-1925 | Received 01 Oct 2015, Accepted 08 Jul 2016, Published online: 24 Aug 2016

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