Quantitative Functional Anatomy of Finger Muscles: Application to Controlled Grasp

Grasp modelling with a biomechanical model of the hand

“…They were used to explain the function of different anatomical elements (Leijnse et al 1992; Leijnse and Kalker 1995;Spoor and Landsmeer 1976;Spoor 1983;Wolf 1979, 1982;Thomas et al 1968), the movement coordination of the interphalangeal joints (Buchner et al 1988;Lee and Rim 1990), to study the causes and effects of hand pathologies (Smith et al 1964;Wolf 1979, 1982) or even to obtain approximate values for the articular forces for testing prosthetic designs (Weightman and Amis 1982). By the year 2000, few attempts of developing a three-dimensional model were performed (Biryukova and Yourovskaya 1994;Casolo and Lorenzi 1994;Chao and An 1978;Chao et al 1976;Esteki and Giurintano et al 1995;Mansour 1997;Mansour et al 1994;Valero-Cuevas et al 1998). …”

Towards a Realistic and Self-Contained Biomechanical Model of the Hand

“…All these models were, though, very limited, twodimensional models allowing only the study of flexion-extension movements, they modelled only one finger, and they included important simplifications. By the year 2000, few threedimensional models had been developed (Biryukova & Yourovskaya, 1994;Casolo & Lorenzi, 1994;Chao et al, 1976;Chao & An, 1978;Esteki & Mansour, 1997;Mansour et al, 1994;ValeroCuevas et al, 1998), and none of them modelled the complete hand. Since 2000, many three-dimensional biomechanical models can be found in literature, having been developed for very different purposes (Fok & Chou, 2010;Kamper et al, 2006;Kurita et al, 2009;Lee et al, 2008aLee et al, , 2008bQiu et al, 2009;Roloff et al, 2006;Sancho-Bru et al, 2001, 2003a, 2003b, 2008Valero-Cuevas, 2000;Valero-Cuevas et al, 2000, 2005Vigouroux et al, 2006Vigouroux et al, , 2008Wu et al, 2010): to understand the role of the different anatomical elements, to understand the causes and effects of pathologies, to simulate neuromuscular abnormalities, to plan rehabilitation, to simulate tendon transfer and joint replacement surgeries, to analyse the energetics of human movement and athletic performance, to design prosthetics and biomedical implants, to design functional electric stimulation controllers, to name a few.…”

Theoretical Biomechanics

“…All these models were, though, very limited, twodimensional models allowing only the study of flexion-extension movements, they modelled only one finger, and they included important simplifications. By the year 2000, few threedimensional models had been developed (Biryukova & Yourovskaya, 1994;Casolo & Lorenzi, 1994;Chao et al, 1976;Chao & An, 1978;Esteki & Mansour, 1997;Mansour et al, 1994;Valero-Cuevas et al, 1998), and none of them modelled the complete hand. Since 2000, many three-dimensional biomechanical models can be found in literature, having been developed for very different purposes (Fok & Chou, 2010;Kamper et al, 2006;Kurita et al, 2009;Lee et al, 2008aLee et al, , 2008bQiu et al, 2009;Roloff et al, 2006;Sancho-Bru et al, 2001, 2003a, 2003bValero-Cuevas, 2000;Valero-Cuevas et al, 2000Vigouroux et al, 2006Vigouroux et al, , 2008: to understand the role of the different anatomical elements, to understand the causes and effects of pathologies, to simulate neuromuscular abnormalities, to plan rehabilitation, to simulate tendon transfer and joint replacement surgeries, to analyse the energetics of human movement and athletic performance, to design prosthetics and biomedical implants, to design functional electric stimulation controllers, to name a few.…”