title: A test procedure for artificial finger joints.
abstract: This paper highlights the lack of an agreed testing standard for artificial finger joints. It reviews the anatomy, pathology and biomechanics of finger joints as well as the various designs of finger prostheses and the machines used to test them. While pre-implantation testing should be fundamental, increasing regulation of the biomedical engineering industry will further demand testing of prostheses to pre-agreed standards. Standards relating to the testing of other artificial joints are reviewed before possible parameters for testing finger prostheses are offered.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Biomedical Engineering, University of Durham, UK.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Joyce
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Unsworth
mesh_terms: D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis / Q000592:standards*; D008153:Lubrication; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000379:methods; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013997:Time Factors; D016474:Weight-Bearing / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine