Clinical measurement of the dart throwing motion of the wrist: variability, accuracy and correction.

ABSTRACT: Despite being functionally important, the dart throwing motion is difficult to assess accurately through goniometry. The objectives of this study were to describe a method for reliably quantifying the dart throwing motion using goniometric measurements within a healthy population. Wrist kinematics of 24 healthy participants were assessed using goniometry and optical motion tracking. Three wrist angles were measured at the starting and ending points of the motion: flexion-extension, radial-ulnar deviation and dart throwing motion angle. The orientation of the dart throwing motion plane relative to the flexion-extension axis ranged between 28° and 57° among the tested population. Plane orientations derived from optical motion capture differed from those calculated through goniometry by 25°.

SUBMITTER: Vardakastani V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6104201 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature