Jerrold Petrofsky : biomedical pioneer /
by Timothy R. Gaffney.
- Chicago : Childrens Press, c1984.
- 111 p. : ill., ports. ; 21 cm.
Includes index.
Discusses the achievements of a scientist at Wright State University who has learned to use electronic stimulation to help people paralyzed after spinal cord injuries recover enough to move and even walk again.
Biomedical engineers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature. Electric stimulation--Juvenile literature. Biomedical engineering. People with disabilities. Physical therapy. Spinal cord--Wounds and injuries.