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Wrist Immobilization: Does Elbow and Shoulder Overcompensation Occur When Performing Drinking and Hammering Tasks? [PDF]

, 2015
Wrist orthoses, which immobilize or reduce motion at the wrist, may cause difficulties in performing daily tasks as they may affect other nearby joints and muscles of the upper extremity.
McLean, Scott P, Smith, Jimmy, Stofer, Virginia P   +2 more
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Deep learning-based fully automatic segmentation of wrist cartilage in MR images

, 2020
The study objective was to investigate the performance of a dedicated convolutional neural network (CNN) optimized for wrist cartilage segmentation from 2D MR images.
Andreychenko, Anna, Bendahan, David, Brui, Ekaterina, Efimtcev, Aleksandr Y., Fernandez, Remi, Fokin, Vladimir A., Levchuk, Anatoliy G., Mattei, Jean. P., Melchakova, Irina V., Ogier, Augustin C., Samsonov, Alexey A.   +10 more
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Consumed by Abdominal Distention

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Abimbola Fadairo‐Azinge, James Grenert, Brian Haas, Mary Margaretten   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chemically Doped Conductive Polymers for Wearable Health Monitoring

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Among conductive polymers, poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS), polyaniline (PANI), and polypyrrole (PPy) are the most studied and applied. Chemical doping significantly boosts intrinsic conductivity and mechanical robustness.
Mengdi Zuo, Jian Song, Hong Hu, Le Zheng, Lei Zhang, Charles H. Lawrie   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Robotic tool change mechanism [PDF]

, 1991
An assembly of three major components is disclosed which included a wrist interface plate which is secured to the wrist joint of a robotic arm, a tool interface plate which is secured to each tool intended for use by the robotic arm, and a tool holster ...
Voellmer, George M.
core   +1 more source

Quantitative sensory testing in painful hand osteoarthritis demonstrates features of peripheral sensitisation. [PDF]

, 2012
Hand osteoarthritis (HOA) is a prevalent condition for which treatments are based on analgesia and physical therapies. Our primary objective was to evaluate pain perception in participants with HOA by assessing the characteristics of nodal involvement ...
Ejindu, V, Hermansson, M, Heron, C, Kiely, P, Sofat, N, Wajed, J   +5 more
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Fabric‐Based Wearable Robotic Exoskeleton Gloves: Advancements and Challenges

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review highlights interdisciplinary technological advances in fabric‐based robotic gloves, focusing on progress in design, fabrication, actuation, sensing, control, and power and energy requirements. It also addresses performance testing and validation, including biomechanical, strength, functional, user experience, and durability assessments, to ...
Ayse Feyza Yilmaz, Gökhan Ince, Ozgur Atalay   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Radioulnar joint reconstruction: a novel surgical technique and biomechanical assessment for chronic instability

Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics, 2020
Purpose This study aims to describe and biomechanically evaluate a novel technique using a strip of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon for distal radioulnar joint reconstruction.
Gustavo Pacheco Martins Ferreira, Marcella Rodrigues Costa Simões, Haroldo Oliveira de Freitas Junior, Ubiratan Brum de Castro, Robinson Esteves Pires, Marco Antonio Percope de Andrade   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of a Pneumatically-Driven Robotic Forceps with a Flexible Wrist Joint☆

, 2013
The present paper describes a pneumatically-driven forceps manipulator for minimally-invasive robot surgery that has a simplified flexible wrist joint for easy fabrication, cost reduction and future miniaturization. The joint structure consists only of a
Daisuke Haraguchi, Kotaro Tadano, K. Kawashima   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Scedosporium prolificans Septic Arthritis [PDF]

, 2017
Scedosporium prolificans is an emerging fungal pathogen that can cause significant morbidity, and even mortality, in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients.
Frankenhoff, Jessica A., Isaacs, Jonathan E., Pace, Collier S.   +2 more
core   +1 more source