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Sara Grandi is a leading researcher in the field of rehabilitation robotics, with a specific focus on restoring hand and wrist function following orthopedic trauma. Her work uniquely bridges the gap between robotic assessment and therapeutic intervention for post-traumatic patients, an area often overshadowed by neurological rehabilitation. Grandi’s major contributions include the development and clinical validation of robot-aided methods for both evaluating and treating wrist rigidity and pain. Her landmark 2021 randomized controlled trial on wrist robot-aided rehabilitation, which has garnered 25 citations, provides critical evidence for the efficacy of these technologies in an orthopedic context. She has also pioneered novel robot-based assessment protocols for quantifying the sources of dysfunction in post-traumatic wrists, as detailed in her 2019 work. Most recently, her 2024 pilot study on a powered metacarpal-phalangeal exoskeleton for hand rehabilitation demonstrates her ongoing commitment to expanding robotic solutions to the complex joints of the hand. Through her work, Grandi is establishing a new standard for objective, data-driven rehabilitation that directly addresses the specific needs of patients recovering from traumatic injuries.