A GONIOMETRIC GLOVE FOR CLINICAL HAND ASSESSMENT: Construction, calibration and validation

A GONIOMETRIC GLOVE FOR CLINICAL HAND ASSESSMENT: Construction, calibration and validation

The construction of a goniometric glove is described. Each of the sensors in the glove was calibrated over a custom built metal hand using blocks of known angles as angular references. The digital data output from each sensor of the glove were converted into angular displacements at each joint. The...

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Published in:Journal of hand surgery, British volume Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 200 - 207
Main Authors: WILLIAMS, N.W, PENROSE, J.M.T, CADDY, C.M, BARNES, E, HOSE, D.R, HARLEY, P
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London, England Elsevier Ltd 01-04-2000
SAGE Publications
Subjects:
Calibration
Hand - physiology
Humans
Reproducibility of Results
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Summary:The construction of a goniometric glove is described. Each of the sensors in the glove was calibrated over a custom built metal hand using blocks of known angles as angular references. The digital data output from each sensor of the glove were converted into angular displacements at each joint. The glove was validated for consistency of measurement and accuracy over a custom built metal jig and in the human hand. The accuracy of the glove was found to be within the limits of traditional goniometry. It is proposed that goniometric gloves could be useful in the assessment of hand function.
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ISSN:0266-7681
1532-2211
DOI:10.1054/jhsb.1999.0360