Handle grip span for optimising finger-specific force capability as a function of hand size

Ergonomics

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 601-608

  Lee, Soo Jin ^a   Kong, Yong Ku ^b   Lowe, Brian D ^c   Song, Seongho ^d  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Hand size; Optimal grip span; Performance; Two handle tool designs

Indexed keywords

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; OPTIMIZATION;

ANTHROPOMETRICS; DIGITAL DYNAMOMETERS; FINGER FORCE SENSOR; FORCE CAPABILITIES; GRIP STRENGTH; GRIPPING FORCE; HAND SIZE; HANDLE COMFORT; INTERACTION EFFECT; OPTIMAL GRIP SPAN; PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE BASED; SUBJECTIVE COMFORT; SUBJECTIVE RATING; TWO-HANDLE TOOL DESIGNS;

HAND TOOLS;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; ERGONOMICS; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANTHROPOMETRY; DYNAMOMETER; FINGER; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PINCH STRENGTH; REFERENCE VALUE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; FINGERS; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; PAIN; PINCH STRENGTH; REFERENCE VALUES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 68349125270     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130802422481     Document Type: Article

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