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The ankle joint is a complex structure of muscles, tendons and bones, that poses a real challenge for rehabilitation when it goes wrong. Now a team of biomechanical experts at MIT has devised a robot they call the “Anklebot” that can measure ankle stiffness in different directions, giving important information for physical therapists. Neville Hogan, the Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT, says the ankle is “nowhere near a simple joint”: “Imagine you have a collection of pebbles, and you wrap a whole bunch of elastic bands around them…
Contributing Source:: Medical News Today
