Effect of object width on muscle and joint forces during thumb - Index finger grasping

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 173-180

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

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Hand; Joint force; Modeling; Muscle force; Object ergonomic; Pinch grip

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; MODELS;

BIO-MECHANICAL MODELS; CLINICAL APPLICATION; CONTROL STRATEGIES; EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOLS; HAND; JOINT FORCES; MUSCLE FORCE; PINCH GRIP;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; FINGER JOINT; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDEX FINGER; KINEMATICS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OBJECT MANIPULATION; PINCH STRENGTH; THUMB;

EID: 79961151751     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: 15432688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.27.3.173     Document Type: Article

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