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In this paper is present a new type of a rehabilitation system for both knee and ankle that integrate two treatment types. The system allows a continuous passive motion consisting of two rotations of the leg segments, one of the knee articulation and one of the ankle joint, allowing the functional rehabilitation of the individuals that have an impairment of walking due to a disease or an accident. This is one novelty of the system because all the system that are on the market now consider to one articulation that can be knee or the ankle. In addition, the system allows the application of a mechanical vibration at the lower level of the leg, which have a beneficial action on the bones, muscle, and nerves, which is a well-known treatment.
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Abdullah, A.S.A., Alionte, C.G., Nitu, C. (2019). Ankle-Knee Rehabilitation System. In: Gheorghe, G. (eds) Proceedings of the International Conference of Mechatronics and Cyber-MixMechatronics – 2018. ICOMECYME 2018. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 48. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96358-7_17
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