Video-computer quantitative evaluation of thumb function using workspace of the thumb

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 937-942

  Su, Fong Chin ^a   Kuo, Li Chieh ^a   Chiu, Haw Yen ^a   Chen Sea, Mei Jin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Kinematics; Motion analysis; Thumb; Workspace

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING;

THUMB IMPAIRMENT;

JOINT PROSTHESES;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FINGER; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; THUMB; THUMB MALFORMATION; VIDEORECORDING; WORK;

EID: 0038031768     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(03)00073-3     Document Type: Article

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