Effect of Functional Electrical Stimulation of the Gluteus Medius during Gait in Patients following a Stroke

Table 1

Characteristics of stroke patients.

No.	Age (y)	Sex	Affected side	Poststroke duration (d)	FMA	Use of AFO	Use of cane	Gait adaptation period (min)
1	84	F	R	200	31	Yes	Yes	10
2	77	F	R	98	32	No	Yes	10
3	78	M	L	71	34	No	Yes	20
4	84	M	R	151	17	Yes	Yes	10
5	74	M	R	276	16	Yes	Yes	20
6	79	M	R	141	23	Yes	Yes	10
7	89	M	R	68	24	No	Yes	20
8	77	F	L	131	29	No	Yes	20
9	49	F	R	58	28	No	Yes	10
10	62	F	R	794	15	Yes	Yes	10
11	73	F	R	322	24	Yes	Yes	10
12	67	F	R	54	30	No	Yes	20
13	69	M	L	59	30	No	No	20
14	57	M	R	57	29	Yes	Yes	20

F: female; M: male; R: right; L: left; FMA: Fugl-Meyer’s assessment of lower extremity; AFO: ankle-foot orthosis.