A simulation of hand impairments: Effects on upper extremity function and implications toward medical impairment rating and disability determination

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1358-1363

  Rondinelli, Robert D ^a,c   Dunn, Winnie ^b   Hassanein, Khatahb M ^b   Keesling, Christine A ^a   Meredith, Sharon C ^a   Schulz, Trina L ^a   Lawrence, Nancy J ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PERFORMANCE; SIMULATION; SPLINTING; TORQUE; VOLUNTEER; WRIST;

EID: 0031467537     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(97)90310-5     Document Type: Article

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