Case report of modified Box and Blocks test with motion capture to measure prosthetic function

• Published in: Journal of rehabilitation research and development Vol. 49; no. 8; p. 1163
• Main Authors: Hebert, Jacqueline S., Lewicke, Justin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Department of Veterans Affairs 01.01.2012; Superintendent of Documents
• Subjects: Amputation; Amputation - rehabilitation; Arm - innervation; Artificial arms; Artificial Limbs; Case reports; Data processing; Electromyography; Human mechanics; Humans; Male; Motion; Motion capture; Movement - physiology; Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care); Prostheses; Prosthesis Design; Prosthesis Implantation; Quality management; Range of Motion, Articular; Retrospective Studies; Surgery; Task Performance and Analysis; Testing
• ISSN: 0748-7711; 1938-1352; 1938-1352
• DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2011.10.0207

This case study report demonstrates the use of motion analysis with a modification of the Box and Blocks test. The goal was to quantify observed improvements in compensatory movements and simultaneous control in a subject using different prostheses before and after targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR...