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A simple system is described which allows a person with a complete paralysis of the lower limbs and the use of only one arm to drive. Another system, portable, allows a paraplegic person to adapt an automatic rented car in a very short time and thus enhances the possibilities of independence.
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Read at the Annual Meeting of the International Medical Society of Paraplegia, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, Bucks., England. July 1981.
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Dollfus, P., Ball, J., Zimmermann, R. et al. A driving adaptation for triplegic persons and a travelling adaptation device for paraplegic persons. Spinal Cord 21, 127–130 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1983.20
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1983.20