Virtual musculo-skeletal model for the biomechanical analysis of the upper limb

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1350-1361

  Pennestri E ^a   Stefanelli, R ^a   Valentini, P P ^a   Vita, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disabled people; Ergonomics; Muscles; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OPTIMIZATION;

EMG SIGNALS; MUSCULAR ACTIVATION COEFFICIENTS; UPPER LIMB;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ERGONOMICS; HAND; HUMAN; HUMERUS; JOINT; KINEMATICS; LOCOMOTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; SHOULDER; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULNA;

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; JOINTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 33947594405     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2006.05.013     Document Type: Article

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