Title :
Determination of joint stiffness of the human proximal interphalangeal joints: Development and clinical evaluation of a new device
Author :
Dionysian, Emil ; Kabo, J. Michael ; Meals, Roy A.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Orthopaedic Surg., UCLA Sch. of Med., Los Angeles, CA, USA
fDate :
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
Abstract :
A moment angle plotter has been designed and constructed to measure the stiffness of the human proximal interphalangeal joints of the index, middle and ring fingers. Variability in the measurements for seventeen normal subjects are presented.
Keywords :
biomechanics; biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; elastic constants; human proximal interphalangeal joint; index finger; joint stiffness; measurement device; middle finger; moment angle plotter; ring fingers;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5761918
