Four aids, developed by the Department for Research and Development from existing ideas and being used in Revalidatiecentrum “De Hoogstraat” by patients with a spinal cord injury, are described. These aids are: a dynamic elbow extension orthosis; a modified flexor hinge splint; a rolling writing aid, and a urinary device for females.
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