A new method of measuring the thumb pronation and palmar abduction angles during opposition movement using a three-axis gyroscope

A new method of measuring the thumb pronation and palmar abduction angles during opposition movement using a three-axis gyroscope

Abstract Background Thumb opposition is vital for hand function and involves pronation and palmar abduction. The improvement of pronation is often used as one of the evaluation items of the opponensplasty method for severe carpal tunnel syndrome. However, most of the studies used substitution evalua...

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Main Authors: Tomoyuki Kuroiwa, Koji Fujita, Akimoto Nimura, Takashi Miyamoto, Toru Sasaki, Atsushi Okawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:
Gyroscope
Motion analysis
Thumb opposition
Thumb pronation
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-018-0999-3

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