A mechatronic device for the rehabilitation of ankle motor function

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Bucca, Giuseppe ^a   Bezzolato, Alberto ^a   Bruni, Stefano ^a   Molteni, Franco ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b VALDUCE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomechanic models; Gait analysis; Mechatronics

Indexed keywords

CONTROL DESIGN; DESIGN PROCESS; DESIGN VALIDATION; ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ACTUATOR; MECHATRONIC DEVICES; MOTOR FUNCTION; NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE; NUMERICAL SIMULATION;

BIOMECHANICS; DESIGN; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; GAIT ANALYSIS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; RESEARCH;

MECHATRONICS;

ANKLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVICE; ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; REHABILITATION RESEARCH; SIMULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; ARTHROPATHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOVEMENT THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; ROBOTICS;

ANKLE JOINT; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; MOTION THERAPY, CONTINUOUS PASSIVE; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; ROBOTICS; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 77956328987     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4000083     Document Type: Article

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