EQUIPMENT FOR DETERMINING THE KINEMATIC PARAMETERS OF ARTICULAR MOTIONS

摘要

The invention relates to an equipment for determining the kinematic parameters of the articular motions, comprising a system for positioning the patient in which a part of the articulation (O) to be tested is immobilized in relation to a reference plane (1) by means of some firmly positioning means (5), said system comprising two wire displacement transducers (7) placed in some fixed points (3 and 4), located at some distance (l) from one another, said transducers measuring the distance (ai and bi) from the successive positions (2i) of a reference point (2) located on a guiding device (6), specific to the articulation to be tested, said guiding device being secured onto the mobile segment. The equipment has a computer technique (8) necessary both for processing and displaying the data, registering and storing the results, as well as a computer program for data interpretation and storing. Some components of the equipment may also be used independently for kinetotherapy, the guiding device (6) and the reference plane (1) having, in this situation, the role of motion-assisting devices.