The measurement of isokinetic fingers flexion strength

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 12, Issue 7-8, 1997, Pages 473-481

  Dvir, Zeevi ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Flexion strength; Isokinetics; Measurement

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; DYNAMOMETERS; FORCE MEASUREMENT; JOINTS (ANATOMY); KINEMATICS;

ISOKINETIC DYNAMOMETRY; JAMAR DYNAMOMETER;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; FINGER; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; VELOCITY;

EID: 0031253616     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(97)00062-4     Document Type: Article

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