Grip control and motor coordination with implanted and surface electrodes while grasping with an osseointegrated prosthetic hand

• Published in: Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 49 - 10
• Main Authors: Mastinu, Enzo, Clemente, Francesco, Sassu, Paolo, Aszmann, Oskar, Brånemark, Rickard, Håkansson, Bo, Controzzi, Marco, Cipriani, Christian, Ortiz-Catalan, Max
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 11.04.2019; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Amputation; Amputees; Artificial Limbs; auditory feedback; Communications systems; Controllability; controlled study; Eggs; Electrodes; Electrodes, Implanted; Electromyography; Electromyography (EMG); Electromyography - instrumentation; Electromyography - methods; Epimysial; experimental locomotor activity test; Extremities (Anatomy); Feedback; Feedback, Sensory; Female; Grasping; Grip force; hand grip; Hand Strength; Health aspects; human; Humans; Implanted electrodes; Implanted electrodes (biology); limb amputation; Male; Motor ability; motor coordination; Motor task performance; Motors; Myoelectricity; Neurophysiology; Orthopaedics; Ortopedi; osseointegrated prosthetic hand; Osseointegration; osseoperceptive feedback; Pattern recognition; pick and lift test; priority journal; Prostheses; Prostheses and implants; Prosthetic control; Prosthetics; Psychomotor Performance - physiology; Reproducibility of Results; Sensory feedback; Sensory integration; Stability; Technology; transhumeral amputation; Transplants & implants; virtual eggs test; visual feedback; Visual perception; Germany; Prosthetic control; Epimysial; Osseointegration; Implanted electrodes; Electromyography (EMG)
• ISSN: 1743-0003; 1743-0003
• DOI: 10.1186/s12984-019-0511-2

Replacement of a lost limb by an artificial substitute is not yet ideal. Resolution and coordination of motor control approximating that of a biological limb could dramatically improve the functionality of prosthetic devices, and thus reduce the gap towards a suitable limb replacement. In this study...