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The Use of the Motion Analysis System for Evaluation of Loss of Movement in the Finger

H-Y. CHIU
S-C. LIN
F. C. SU
S-T. WANG
H-Y. HSU

From the Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, the Institute of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Public Health, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China

Correspondence: H-Y. Chiu MD, Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Cheng-Kung University, 138 Sheng Li Road, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China. E-mail: hychiu{at}mail.ncku.edu.tw

We have used the motion analysis system to measure loss of finger movement after injury. The motion analysis system can provide information about the dynamic angular changes of each finger joint and the fingertip motion area for the injured finger. The latter can be used to calculate the percentage of fingertip motion area preserved. A stiff finger may show limited fingertip motion area with the finger joints tending to flex and extend together.

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 25, No. 2, 195-199 (2000)
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.1999.0344
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