An experimentally based nonlinear viscoelastic model of joint passive moment

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 443-450

  Esteki, A ^a   Mansour, Joseph M ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Joint stiffness; Metacarpophalangeal joint; Modeling; Passive moment; Quasi linear viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL; BIOMECHANICS; HYSTERESIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STIFFNESS; VELOCITY; VISCOELASTICITY;

FUNG QUASILINEAR VISCOELASTIC THEORY; JOINT PASSIVE MOMENTS; LIMB MOVEMENT; MOMENT RELAXATION;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDEX FINGER; JOINT FUNCTION; LEISURE; LIMB MOVEMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 0030131096     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9290(95)00081-X     Document Type: Article

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