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Case Report

Robotic lower extremity exoskeleton use in a non-ambulatory child with cerebral palsy: a case study

Christa M. Diota Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, CanadaView further author information
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Robyn L. Thomasb Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Calgary, CanadaView further author information
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Liliane Raessc Swiss Children’s Rehab, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Affoltern am Albis, SwitzerlandView further author information
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James G. Wrightsonb Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Calgary, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7106-7470View further author information
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Elizabeth G. Condliffed Departments of Clinical Neurosciences and Pediatrics, University of Calgary, Calgary, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 497-501 | Received 07 Oct 2020, Accepted 15 Jan 2021, Published online: 04 Feb 2021

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