PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was the evaluation of knee laxity in the ACL-deficient knee with combined meniscal tear, meniscal suture and partial medial meniscectomy.
This paper proposes a scheme for human force manipulability (HFM) based on the use of isometric joint torque properties to simulate the spatial characteristics of human operation forces at an end-point of a limb with feasible magnitudes for a specifi...
Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology
Dec 31, 2013
PURPOSE: An electromyography-driven robot system integrated with neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) was developed to investigate its effectiveness on post-stroke rehabilitation.
Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology
Dec 9, 2013
Ankle rehabilitation robots can play an important role in improving outcomes of the rehabilitation treatment by assisting therapists and patients in number of ways. Consequently, few robot designs have been proposed by researchers which fall under ei...
The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
Jun 1, 2025
BACKGROUND: In order to meet the kinematic requirements of large range of motion, payload, and stiffness of Intra-Operative Radiation Therapy robots, a 6-degree-of-freedom (DOF) parallel platform (Stewart-Gough mechanism) is introduced and a dimensio...
Accurate description of individual bone kinematics is essential for understanding individual foot and ankle joint function and interactions. While invasive and noninvasive techniques, including robotic simulators, have advanced the direct measurement...
INTRODUCTION: Intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICUAW) is a common and severe complication in critically ill patients, associated with high morbidity and poor prognosis. Despite increasing focus on ICUAW, definitive diagnostic and therapeutic st...
The design of continuum robots often involves a dilemma between flexibility and stiffness, where increased flexibility may reduce stiffness and control precision. The human hand achieves both power grasp and precision grasp by leveraging different jo...
Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy
Jan 1, 2025
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Throwing a baseball involves intense exposure of the arm to high speeds and powerful forces, which contributes to an increasing prevalence of arm injuries among athletes. Traditional rigid exoskeletons and rehabilitation equip...
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