Circumferential force production of the thumb

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 663-670

  Li, Zong Ming ^a   Harkness, Daniel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Envelope; Force; Hand; Thumb

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; LOADS (FORCES); NEUROMUSCULAR REHABILITATION; STABILITY;

ABDUCTION; ADDUCTION; CICUMFERENTIAL FORCES; FORCE OUTPUT;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMBINING ABILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLEXOR REFLEX; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PHALANX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; THUMB;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; MALE; MECHANICS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; THUMB; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 4744367557     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2004.03.004     Document Type: Article

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