Robot application of elastic fields to the Pelvis of the spinal transected rat: A tool for detailed assessment and rehabilitation

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 3684-3687

  Udoekwere, Ubong I ^b   Ramakrishnan, Arun ^b   Mbi, Lollise ^b,c   Giszter, Simon F ^a,c  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERACTION FORCE; PELVIC ORTHOSIS; ROBOTIC REHABILITATION; SPINAL TRANSECTED RAT;

ELASTICITY; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

ROBOTICS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; IMAGE QUALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; RAPHE NUCLEUS; RAT; ROBOTICS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ANIMALS; ELASTICITY; MODELS, ANIMAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; ROBOTICS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 34047108246     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.259633     Document Type: Conference Paper

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