Static analysis of nippers pinch

Neuromodulation

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 166-175

  Kurillo, Gregorij ^a   Bajd, Tadej ^a   Kamnik, Roman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Finger; Grip force; Precision grip

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DEVICE; FINGER JOINT; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HAND GRIP; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; TORQUE;

EID: 0042804961     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1403.2003.03026.x     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Fugl-Meyer AR, Jääskö L, Leyman I, Olsson S, Steglind S. The post-stroke hemiplegic patient. A method for evaluation of physical performance. Scand J Rehabil Med 1975;7:13-31.
2. Towles J, Murray W, Valero-Cuevas F, Zajac F. Influence of flexor pollicis longus muscle's joint moments on the direction and magnitude of its thumbtip force. Proceedings of the VI IFESS: Cleveland, OH. 2001:291-293.
3. Peckham PH, Keith MW, Kilgore KL. Restoration of upper extremity function in tetraplegia. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil 1999;5:33-43.
4. Valero-Cuevas FJ. Applying principles of robotics to understand the biomechanics, neuoromuscular control and clinical rehabilitation of human digits. Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE ICRA. San Francisco, CA. 2000:270-275.
5. Amirouche F, Gonzalez M, Koldoff J, Tioco J, Ham K. A biomechanical study of the finger pulley system during repair. Technol Health Care 2002;10:23-31.
6. Memberg WD, Crago PE. Instrumented objects for quantitative evaluation of hand grasp. J Rehab Res Dev 1997;34:82-90.
7. Fowler NK, Nicol AC. A force transducer to measure individual finger loads during activities of daily living. J Biomech 1999;32:721-725.
8. Chadwick EKJ, Nicol AC. A novel force transducer for the measurement of grip force. J Biomech 2001;34:125-128.
9. Johanson ME, Valero-Cuevas FJ, Hentz VR. Activation patterns of the thumb muscles during stable and unstable pinch tasks. J Hand Surg 2001;26A:698-705.
10. Smidt GL, Rogers MR. Factors contributing to the regulation and clinical assessment of muscular strength. Phys Ther 1982;62:1283-1290.
11. Innes E. Handgrip strength testing. A review of the literature. Aust Occup Ther J 1999;46:120-140.
12. Valero-Cuevas FJ, Towles JD, Hentz VR. Quantification of fingertip force reduction in the forefinger following simulated paralysis of extensor and intrinsic muscles. J Biomech 2000;33:1601-1609.
13. Sancho-Bru JL, Pérez-González A, Vergara-Monedero M, Giurintano D. A 3-D dynamic model of human finger for studying free movements. J Biomech 2001;34:1491-1500.
14. Iberall T. Human prehension and dexterous robot hands. Int J Robot Res 1997;16:285-299.
15. MacKenzie CL, Iberall T. Advances in Psychology 104: the Grasping Hand. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science BV, 1994.
16. Cutkosky MR. On grasp choice, grasp models and the design of hands for manufacturing tasks. IEEE Trans Robot Automat 1989;5:269-279.
17. Rash GS, Belliappa PP, Wachowiak MP, Somia NN, Gupta A. A demonstration of the validity of a 3-D video motion analysis method for measuring finger flexion and extension. J Biomech 1999;32:1337-1341.
18. Darling WD, Cole KJ, Miller GF. Coordination of index finger movements. J Biomech 1994;27:479-491.
19. Berme N, Paul JP, Purves WK. A biomechanical analysis of the metacarpo-phalangeal joint. J Biomech 1977;10:409-412.
20. Asada H, Slotine JE. Robot Analysis and Control. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1986.
21. Jones RD. Measurement of sensory-motor control performance capacities. Tracking tasks. In: Bronzino JD. The Biomedical Engineering Handbook, 2nd edn, Vol. II. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2000.