Title :
On an estimation of the location of the axes of wrist joint movements
Author :
Ohshima, J. ; Yamamoto, T. ; Matsuoka, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Rehab Res. & Dev., Toyama Pref. Koshi Rehab. Hospital, Japan
Abstract :
The relation between the muscular force of the electrically stimulated muscle and the moment of a joint in vivo, is not understood clearly yet. This is a problem for the Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) to create a useful movement. For this reason, it is important to estimate the location of the joint axes also for kinematic studies. This type of study has been carried out with a cadaver specimen. In many cases. 2 kinds of motion of the wrist joint (radial-ulnar deviation and flexion-extension) in vivo were measured with a magnetic tracking device, which was used to estimate the location of helical axes along a motion of wrist joint. Here we propose a basic parameter for the skeletal model of the wrist
Keywords :
biomechanics; bone; electromyography; kinematics; muscle; neurophysiology; physiological models; Functional Electrical Stimulation; axes location estimation; cadaver specimen; electrically stimulated muscle; flexion-extension; helical axes; joint axes; kinematic studies; magnetic tracking device; moment; muscular force; radial-ulnar deviation; skeletal model; wrist joint movements; Cadaver; In vivo; Joints; Kinematics; Magnetic devices; Motion measurement; Muscles; Neuromuscular stimulation; Tracking; Wrist;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1994. Engineering Advances: New Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers. Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2050-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1994.412018
