Introduction Distal radius fractures account for one-fifth of all fractures in the active elderly population and may cause chronic pain, loss of hand function and reduced work productivity, imposing a ...

In the context of wearable technologies, it is often important for the fingers to be unconstrained so that they can be used to explore the environment. In this paper, we explored the feasibility of ...

20.08.2013: Review article - .BACKGROUND Syndactyly or webbed fingers is one of the most common congenital malformations of the upper extremities, but it comprises few new cases annually. The purpose ...

Accurate shape sensing and distal contact force estimation of the flexible continuum robots remains challenging due to critical hysteresis profiles for modeling and the difficulties on sensor ...