Identification of key pinch forces required to complete functional tasks

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 215-223

  Smaby, Niels ^a   Johanson, Mary Elise ^b   Baker, Brian ^b   Kenney, Deborah Ellen ^b   Murray, Wendy Marie ^b   Hentz, Vincent Rod ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Activities at daily living; Functional outcome; Key pinch; Pinch force; Spinal cord injury; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BIOSENSORS; DATA REDUCTION; ROBOTS; SURGERY;

ROBOT ARMS; SPINAL CORDS;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROL SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FORCE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND FUNCTION; HAND RECONSTRUCTION; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARAMETER; PINCHING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; ROBOTICS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PINCH STRENGTH; ROBOTICS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 2642513035     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2004.02.0215     Document Type: Article

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