Biomechanical evaluation of the motor function of the thumb

Technology and Health Care

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 233-243

  Li, Zong Ming ^a   Goitz, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Force; Hand; Muscle; Polar plot; Thumb

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EVALUATION; FINGER; HAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THUMB;

EID: 0142030565     PISSN: 09287329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/thc-2003-11403     Document Type: Article

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