title: Possible uses of computer modeling of the functioning human hand.
abstract: This article includes a brief description of an approach to functional limb modeling including a summary of "helping hand," a computer model created by the authors. Potential uses of three-dimensional computer modeling of hand function are presented with some illustrations relevant to clinicians.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Medical Sciences Building, Room 6270, I Kings College Circle, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada. n.mckee@utoronto.ca
authors.forename: Nancy H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: McKee
authors.forename: Anne M R
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Agur
authors.forename: Winnie
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tsang
authors.forename: Karan S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D004501:Education, Medical; D005868:Gestures; D006225:Hand / Q000502:physiology*; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008954:Models, Biological; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology