Distribution of grip force in three different functional prehension patterns

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 176-182

  Pylatiuk, C ^a   Kargov, A ^a   Schulz, S ^a   Doderlein L ^b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Distribution; Functional grasping; Hand; Pinch force

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION; FUNCTIONAL GRASPING; HAND; PINCH FORCE;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; ERGONOMICS; FORCE CONTROL; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; SENSORS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FINGER; GENDER; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; TASK PERFORMANCE; THUMB;

ADULT; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33745236827     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: 1464522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091900600565217     Document Type: Article

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