Wrist biomechanics during two speeds of wheelchair propulsion: An analysis using a local coordinate system

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 364-372

  Boninger, Michael L ^a,b,c   Cooper, Rory A ^a,b   Robertson, Rick N ^a,b   Rudy, Thomas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c Div of Phys Med and Rehab   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOLOGY; MALE; SPINA BIFIDA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPORT INJURY; WHEELCHAIR; WRIST INJURY;

EID: 0030894980     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(97)90227-6     Document Type: Article

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