Understanding the capacity of children with congenital unilateral below-elbow deficiency to actuate their affected muscles.

ABSTRACT: In recent years, commercially available dexterous upper limb prostheses for children have begun to emerge. These devices derive control signals from surface electromyography (measure of affected muscle electrical activity, sEMG) to drive a variety of grasping motions. However, the ability for children with congenital upper limb deficiency to actuate their affected muscles to achieve naturalistic prosthetic control is not well understood, as compared to adults or children with acquired hand loss. To address this gap, we collected sEMG data from 9 congenital one-handed participants ages 8-20 years as they envisioned and attempted to perform 10 different movements with their missing hands. Seven sEMG electrodes were adhered circumferentially around the participant's affected and unaffected li

SUBMITTER: Battraw MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10894282 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature