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Effect of the Thumb Orientation and Actuation on the Functionality and Performance of Affordable Prosthetic Hands: Obtaining Design Criteria

open access: yesBiomimetics, 2022
The advent of 3D printing technologies has enabled the development of low-cost prosthetic underactuated hands, with cables working as tendons for flexion.
Javier Andrés-Esperanza   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multi-body simulation of a human thumb joint by sliding surfaces [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The development of anthropomorphic robotic grippers requires profound knowledge about the functionality of the human hand. For investigating its kinematic and dynamic properties, numerous biomechanical models have been established based on the assumption
Stillfried, Georg   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Suspension arthroplasty in the treatment of thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis

open access: yesOrthopedic Reviews, 2021
Literature presents several examples of surgical techniques for the treatment of carpometacarpal osteoarthritis. In our study we used a modified Ceruso’s suspended arthroplasty technique.
Gianfilippo Caggiari   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

A swollen thumb [PDF]

open access: yesJAAD Case Reports, 2021
امرأة مغربية تبلغ من العمر 48 عامًا، باليد اليمنى مصابة بالتهاب الكبد الوبائي C، تتلقى سوفوسبوفير 400 ملغ يوميًا وداكلاتاسفير 60 ملغ يوميًا، قدمت قبل عامين عقدة ثابتة غير مؤلمة بلون اللحم في لب الإبهام الأيمن. لم يكن هناك ضعف وظيفي أو تاريخ من الصدمة، لكن المريض اشتكى من عدم الراحة أثناء حركات الإبهام بسبب حجم العقدة (الشكل 1).
Farah El Hadadi   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Coarticulation of Handshape in Sign Language of the Netherlands: A Corpus Study

open access: yesLaboratory Phonology, 2017
This article investigates the articulation of the thumb in flat handshapes (B handshapes) in Sign Language of the Netherlands. On the basis of phonological models of handshape, the hypothesis was generated that the thumb state is variable and will ...
Anne de Meijer   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Glomus tumor of the thumb: case report [PDF]

open access: yesTrakia Journal of Sciences, 2017
We report on a case of glomus tumor in the right thumb. The tumor had a 2-year clinical history. The patient reported the development of a 3-5mm tumor in the distal phalangeunder the nail of the right thumb.
D. Niklev, A. Al-Sadek, L. Al-Sadek
doaj   +1 more source

Measurement and analysis of the range of motion and the degree of posture discomfort of the thumb joints

open access: yesNihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu, 2018
In this study, we measured and analyzed the degree of posture discomfort with respect to the coordinated range of motion (ROM) of the thumb. For ergonomic assessment of a product CAD model using a digital hand model, such joint properties are necessary ...
Yuya YONEOKA   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mallet thumb [PDF]

open access: yesThe Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume, 1983
The uncommon injury of mallet thumb is described, with four case reports. In diagnosis the condition must be distinguished from dropped thumb. Operative treatment is advised which, in this small series, gave excellent results.
K M, Din, B F, Meggitt
openaire   +2 more sources

The Role of Morphology of the Thumb in Anthropomorphic Grasping: A Review

open access: yesFrontiers in Mechanical Engineering, 2017
The unique musculoskeletal structure of the human hand brings in wider dexterous capabilities to grasp and manipulate a repertoire of objects than the non-human primates.
Visakha K. Nanayakkara   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rules of Thumb in Life-Cycle Saving Decisions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
We analyse life-cycle saving decisions when households use simple heuristics, or rules of thumb, rather than solve the underlying intertemporal optimization problem.
Winter, Joachim K.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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