Examination of force discrimination in human upper limb amputees with reinnervated limb sensation following peripheral nerve transfer

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 438-444

  Sensinger, Jonathon W ^a,b   Schultz, Aimee E ^a   Kuiken, Todd A ^a,b,c  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Force difference limens; Psychophysics; Tactile resolution; Targeted reinnervation

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROL GROUPS; CONTROL SUBJECT; FORCE DIFFERENCE LIMENS; IMPAIRED SENSATION; INDEX FINGER; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUES; TACTILE RESOLUTION; TARGETED REINNERVATION; UPPER ARM; UPPER LIMBS;

ACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; MUSCLE; PHYSICS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

SKIN;

ADULT; ARM AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; LIMB; MAGNITUDE ESTIMATION METHOD; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; REINNERVATION; STOCHASTIC MODEL; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; THORAX;

AMPUTATION STUMPS; AMPUTEES; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SKIN; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOUCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70449514793     PISSN: 15344320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2009.2032640     Document Type: Article

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