A kinematic model of the wrist based on maximization of joint contact area

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 218, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 349-359

  Sirkett, D M ^a   Mullineux, G ^a   Giddins, G E B ^b   Miles, A W ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer model; Contact area; Wrist kinematics

Indexed keywords

BONE; CADAVERIC EXPERIMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); JOINTS (ANATOMY); KINEMATICS;

CARPAL BONE; CONTACT AREA; WRIST KINEMATICS;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVALUATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; VALIDATION STUDY; WRIST;

BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; POSTURE; WRIST JOINT;

ARTICULAR SURFACES; CARPAL BONES; COMPLEX JOINTS; COMPUTER MODELS; CONTACT AREAS; KINEMATIC MODEL; MINIMUM ENERGY PRINCIPLE; SIX DEGREES OF FREEDOM;

EID: 16544362027     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954411041932791     Document Type: Article

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