A kinematic technique for describing wrist joint motion: analysis of configuration space plots.
This paper describes an experimental method for determining the minimum number of degrees of freedom of a human joint. Application of this technique to the wrist suggests that the normal, intact wrist joint uses only two degrees of freedom to move in a plane that is not aligned with the anatomic planes. The technique may be useful in identifying emerging joint pathologies and in simplifying kinematic models of joint function.
Moore
J A
JA
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada.
Small
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CF
Bryant
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JT
Ellis
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RE
Pichora
D R
DR
Hollister
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AM
D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology*; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000502:physiology*