Comparison of tendon tensions estimated from two biomechanical models of the thumb

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1772-1777

  Vigouroux, Laurent ^a   Domalain, Mathieu ^a   Berton, Eric ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Biomechanical model; Hand; Muscle tendon tension; Pulp and key pinch; Thumb

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC DATA; BIOMECHANICAL MODEL; DAILY LIVES; DATA SETS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC; EMG MEASUREMENT; HAND; INPUT DATA; KINEMATIC ERROR; MOMENT ARMS; MUSCLE COORDINATION; TENDON TENSION; THUMB;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; MUSCLE;

TENDONS;

ABDUCTION; ADDUCTION; ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COORDINATION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; MUSCLE FORCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PINCH STRENGTH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TENDON STRESS; THUMB;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; TENDONS; THUMB;

EID: 67651183623     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.03.052     Document Type: Article

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