Effect of knife sharpness on upper limb biomechanical stresses - A laboratory study

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 239-246

  Claudon, Laurent ^a   Marsot, Jacques ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE ET DE SÉCURITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Electromyogram; Knife sharpness; Meat industry; Posture; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MEATS; MUSCLE; STRESSES; TOOLS;

KNIFE SHARPNESS; MEAT INDUSTRY; POSTURE; UPPER LIMB;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MEAT INDUSTRY; MECHANICAL STRESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENNIS ELBOW; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; WRIST;

EID: 33644632236     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2005.11.007     Document Type: Article

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