Finger joint impedance during tapping on a computer keyswitch

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1589-1596

  Jindrich, Devin L ^a   Balakrishnan, Aruna D ^a   Dennerlein, Jack T ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Finger; Impact; Keyswitch; Mechanical properties; Typing

Indexed keywords

ENERGY PRODUCTION; INTERPHALANGEAL (IP); METACARPOPHALANGEAL (MCP);

ALGORITHMS; BIOMECHANICS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; TORQUE;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ENERGY YIELD; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INDEX FINGER; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; KINEMATICS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; SENSOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; TORQUE; VELOCITY;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; TORQUE;

EID: 3242716324     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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