Journal article
Computerized Cheirometer for Assessing Grip-Strength Indices and Classification of Rheumatoid Patients
Abstract
A computerized Cheirometer has been developed to objectively assess grip strength indices (GSI) of normals and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. The instrument consists of a hand-grip bladder, an LVDT pressure transducer (Schaevitz) interfaced through a 12 bit A/D converter to an Apple II + computer. Software has been developed for data acquisition, display and classification of measured GSI into moderately diseased and severely diseased and …
Authors
Chan APK; Kamath MV; Buchanan WW; Ghista DN; Grace EM; Anvari P
Journal
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H Journal of Engineering in Medicine, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 17–22
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
1 1988
DOI
10.1243/emed_jour_1988_017_007_02
ISSN
0954-4119