Kinematic analysis of impairments and compensatory motor behavior during prosthetic grasping in below-elbow amputees

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 17; no. 11; p. e0277917
• Main Authors: Touillet, Amélie, Gouzien, Adrienne, Badin, Marina, Herbe, Pierrick, Martinet, Noël, Jarrassé, Nathanaël, Roby-Brami, Agnès
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 18.11.2022; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Amputation; Amputees; Artificial arms; Artificial Limbs; Bioengineering; Biology and Life Sciences; Biomechanical Phenomena; Biomechanics; Calibration; Displacement; Elbow; Elbow (anatomy); Elbow Joint; Engineering and Technology; Engineering Sciences; Grasping; Hand; Hand (anatomy); Human health and pathology; Humans; Kinematics; Life Sciences; Lifting and carrying; Limbs; Mechanics; Medicine and Health Sciences; Musculoskeletal diseases; Myoelectricity; Patients; Physical Sciences; Physiological aspects; Physiological research; Physiology; Position sensing; Prostheses; Prosthetics; Psychological aspects; Questionnaires; Rehabilitation; Statistical analysis; Wrist; United Kingdom

After a major upper limb amputation, the use of myoelectric prosthesis as assistive devices is possible. However, these prostheses remain quite difficult to control for grasping and manipulation of daily life objects. The aim of the present observational case study is to document the kinematics of g...