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Engdahl SM, Gonzalez MA, Lee C, Gates DH. Perspectives on the comparative benefits of body-powered and myoelectric upper limb prostheses. J Neuroeng Rehabil 2024; 21:138. [PMID: 39118106 PMCID: PMC11308580 DOI: 10.1186/s12984-024-01436-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Patient access to body-powered and myoelectric upper limb prostheses in the United States is often restricted by a healthcare system that prioritizes prosthesis prescription based on cost and perceived value. Although this system operates on an underlying assumption that design differences between these prostheses leads to relative advantages and disadvantages of each device, there is limited empirical evidence to support this view. MAIN TEXT This commentary article will review a series of studies conducted by our research team with the goal of differentiating how prosthesis design might impact user performance on a variety of interrelated domains. Our central hypothesis is that the design and actuation method of body-powered and myoelectric prostheses might affect users' ability to access sensory feedback and account for device properties when planning movements. Accordingly, other domains that depend on these abilities may also be affected. While our work demonstrated some differences in availability of sensory feedback based on prosthesis design, this did not result in consistent differences in prosthesis embodiment, movement accuracy, movement quality, and overall kinematic patterns. CONCLUSION Collectively, our findings suggest that performance may not necessarily depend on prosthesis design, allowing users to be successful with either device type depending on the circumstances. Prescription practices should rely more on individual needs and preferences than cost or prosthesis design. However, we acknowledge that there remains a dearth of evidence to inform decision-making and that an expanded research focus in this area will be beneficial.
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- Susannah M Engdahl
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Lee C, Gates DH. Comparison of inter-joint coordination strategies during activities of daily living with prosthetic and anatomical limbs. Hum Mov Sci 2024; 96:103228. [PMID: 38761512 DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2024.103228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/20/2024]
Abstract
While healthy individuals have redundant degrees of freedom of the joints, they coordinate their multi-joint movements such that the redundancy is effectively reduced. Achieving high inter-joint coordination may be difficult for upper limb prosthesis users due to the lack of proprioceptive feedback and limited motion of the terminal device. This study compared inter-joint coordination between prosthesis users and individuals without limb loss during different upper limb activities of daily living (ADLs). Nine unilateral prosthesis users (five males) and nine age- and sex-matched controls without limb loss completed three unilateral and three bilateral ADLs. Principal component analysis was applied to the three-dimensional motion trajectories of the trunk and arms to identify coordinative patterns. For each ADL, we quantified the cumulative variance accounted for (VAF) of the first five principal components (pcs), which was the lowest number of pcs that could achieve 90% VAF in control limb movements across all ADLs (5 ≤ n ≤ 9). The VAF was lower for movements involving a prosthesis compared to those completed by controls across all ADLs (p < 0.001). The pc waveforms were similar between movements involving a prosthesis and movements completed by control participants for pc1 (r > 0.78, p < 0.001). The magnitude of the relationship for pc2 and pc3 differed between ADLs, with the strongest correlation for symmetric bilateral ADLs (0.67 ≤ r ≤ 0.97, p < 0.001). Collectively, this study demonstrates that activities of daily living were completed with distinct coordination strategies in prosthesis users compared to individuals without limb loss. Future work should explore how device features, such as the availability of sensory feedback or motorized wrist joints influence multi-joint coordination.
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- Christina Lee
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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Dunn JA, Wong B, Sinclair SK, Henninger HB, Bachus KN, Foreman KB. Extended physiological proprioception is affected by transhumeral Socket-Suspended prosthesis use. J Biomech 2024; 166:112054. [PMID: 38513398 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2024.112054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 03/17/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
Abstract
The objective of this study was to define targeted reaching performance without visual information for transhumeral (TH) prosthesis users, establishing baseline information about extended physiological proprioception (EPP) in this population. Subjects completed a seated proprioceptive targeting task under simultaneous motion capture, using their prosthesis and intact limb. Eight male subjects, median age of 58 years (range 29-77 years), were selected from an ongoing screening study to participate. Five subjects had a left-side TH amputation, and three a right-side TH amputation. Median time since amputation was 9 years (range 3-54 years). Four subjects used a body-powered prosthetic hook, three a myoelectric hand, and one a myoelectric hook. The outcome measures were precision and accuracy, motion of the targeting hand, and joint angular displacement. Subjects demonstrated better precision when targeting with their intact limb compared to targeting with their prosthesis, 1.9 cm2 (0.8-3.0) v. 7.1 cm2 (1.3-12.8), respectively, p = 0.008. Subjects achieved a more direct reach path ratio when targeting with the intact limb compared to with the prosthesis, 1.2 (1.1-1.3) v. 1.3 (1.3-1.4), respectively, p = 0.039 The acceleration, deceleration, and corrective phase durations were consistent between conditions. Trunk angular displacement increased in flexion, lateral flexion, and axial rotation while shoulder flexion decreased when subjects targeted with their prosthesis compared to the intact limb. The differences in targeting precision, reach patio ratio, and joint angular displacements while completing the targeting task indicate diminished EPP. These findings establish baseline information about EPP in TH prosthesis users for comparison as novel prosthesis suspension systems become more available to be tested.
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- Julia A Dunn
- Department of Biomedical Engineering University of Utah, United States; Department of Orthopaedics University of Utah, United States
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- College of Nursing University of Utah, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedics University of Utah, United States; Department of Veterans Affairs, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering University of Utah, United States; Department of Orthopaedics University of Utah, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering University of Utah, United States; Department of Orthopaedics University of Utah, United States; Department of Veterans Affairs, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedics University of Utah, United States; Department of Veterans Affairs, Salt Lake City, UT, United States; Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training University of Utah, United States.
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Sutthison N, Sasaki K, Guerra G, Chaisumritchoke S, Niamsang W, Charatrungolan T. Evaluation of an interphalangeal-joint prosthetic hand in trans-radial prosthesis users. Ann Med 2023; 55:447-455. [PMID: 36644976 PMCID: PMC9848253 DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2023.2166979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND A body-powered functional and cosmetically appeasing hand with moving interphalangeal joints (IPJ-Hand) was created. Function and satisfaction with the IPJ-Hand, conventional hand (CH) and functional hook (FH) in trans-radial prosthesis users were evaluated. METHODS Eight participants with trans-radial amputations were provided with three prosthetic hands and performed the Nine Hole Peg Test (NHPT), Brief Activity Measure of Upper Limb Amputees (BAM-ULA) and Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with Assistive Technology QUEST). RESULTS The data are shown as the median and interquartile range (IQR) due to skewed data distribution. Differences across hands were seen in NHPT with CH 57 (13.3), FH 49.5 (26.5), IPJ-H and 49 (14.8) seconds respectively. BAM-ULA, 10 (1.5), FH 10 (0.7), and IPJ-Hand 10 (1.7). QUEST scores, FH 28.5 (7.2) with the highest score, IPJ-Hand 26 (6.8), and lastly CH 25.5 (9.2). CONCLUSION Individual participant results varied, with some participants performing better on the NHPT when using the IPJ-Hand when compared to the CH and FH. No differences between hands on the BAM-ULA were seen, and although no large differences in QUEST were observed, users performed best using IPJ-Hand.Key messagesAn interphalangeal joint prosthetic hand (IPJ-Hand) offers the similar function of a prosthetic hook, and the appearance of a conventional hand, but with improved dexterity.Minimal resources are needed to create the IPJ-Hand for prosthesis wearers.
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- Natthawan Sutthison
- Sirindhorn School of Prosthetics and Orthotics, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Prosthetic and Orthotic Unit, Sirindhorn National Medical Rehabilitation Institute, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Sirindhorn School of Prosthetics and Orthotics, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Sirindhorn School of Prosthetics and Orthotics, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Department of Exercise and Sport Science, St. Mary's University, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Sirindhorn School of Prosthetics and Orthotics, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Sirindhorn School of Prosthetics and Orthotics, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Sirindhorn School of Prosthetics and Orthotics, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Jackson KL, Durić Z, Engdahl SM, Santago AC, Sikdar S, Gerber LH. A Comparison of Approaches for Segmenting the Reaching and Targeting Motion Primitives in Functional Upper Extremity Reaching Tasks. IEEE JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL ENGINEERING IN HEALTH AND MEDICINE 2023; 12:10-21. [PMID: 38059129 PMCID: PMC10697295 DOI: 10.1109/jtehm.2023.3300929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
Abstract
There is growing interest in the kinematic analysis of human functional upper extremity movement (FUEM) for applications such as health monitoring and rehabilitation. Deconstructing functional movements into activities, actions, and primitives is a necessary procedure for many of these kinematic analyses. Advances in machine learning have led to progress in human activity and action recognition. However, their utility for analyzing the FUEM primitives of reaching and targeting during reach-to-grasp and reach-to-point tasks remains limited. Domain experts use a variety of methods for segmenting the reaching and targeting motion primitives, such as kinematic thresholds, with no consensus on what methods are best to use. Additionally, current studies are small enough that segmentation results can be manually inspected for correctness. As interest in FUEM kinematic analysis expands, such as in the clinic, the amount of data needing segmentation will likely exceed the capacity of existing segmentation workflows used in research laboratories, requiring new methods and workflows for making segmentation less cumbersome. This paper investigates five reaching and targeting motion primitive segmentation methods in two different domains (haptics simulation and real world) and how to evaluate these methods. This work finds that most of the segmentation methods evaluated perform reasonably well given current limitations in our ability to evaluate segmentation results. Furthermore, we propose a method to automatically identify potentially incorrect segmentation results for further review by the human evaluator. Clinical impact: This work supports efforts to automate aspects of processing upper extremity kinematic data used to evaluate reaching and grasping, which will be necessary for more widespread usage in clinical settings.
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- Kyle L. Jackson
- Department of Computer ScienceGeorge Mason UniversityFairfaxVA22030USA
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- Department of Computer ScienceGeorge Mason UniversityFairfaxVA22030USA
- Center for Adaptive Systems and Brain-Body InteractionsGeorge Mason UniversityFairfaxVA22030USA
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- Center for Adaptive Systems and Brain-Body InteractionsGeorge Mason UniversityFairfaxVA22030USA
- Department of BioengineeringGeorge Mason UniversityFairfaxVA22030USA
- The American Orthotic and Prosthetic AssociationAlexandriaVA22314USA
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- Center for Adaptive Systems and Brain-Body InteractionsGeorge Mason UniversityFairfaxVA22030USA
- Department of BioengineeringGeorge Mason UniversityFairfaxVA22030USA
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- Center for Adaptive Systems and Brain-Body InteractionsGeorge Mason UniversityFairfaxVA22030USA
- College of Public HealthGeorge Mason UniversityFairfaxVA22030USA
- Inova Health SystemFalls ChurchVA22042USA
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Jackson KL, Durić Z, Engdahl SM, Santago II AC, DeStefano S, Gerber LH. Computer-assisted approaches for measuring, segmenting, and analyzing functional upper extremity movement: a narrative review of the current state, limitations, and future directions. FRONTIERS IN REHABILITATION SCIENCES 2023; 4:1130847. [PMID: 37113748 PMCID: PMC10126348 DOI: 10.3389/fresc.2023.1130847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
Abstract
The analysis of functional upper extremity (UE) movement kinematics has implications across domains such as rehabilitation and evaluating job-related skills. Using movement kinematics to quantify movement quality and skill is a promising area of research but is currently not being used widely due to issues associated with cost and the need for further methodological validation. Recent developments by computationally-oriented research communities have resulted in potentially useful methods for evaluating UE function that may make kinematic analyses easier to perform, generally more accessible, and provide more objective information about movement quality, the importance of which has been highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic. This narrative review provides an interdisciplinary perspective on the current state of computer-assisted methods for analyzing UE kinematics with a specific focus on how to make kinematic analyses more accessible to domain experts. We find that a variety of methods exist to more easily measure and segment functional UE movement, with a subset of those methods being validated for specific applications. Future directions include developing more robust methods for measurement and segmentation, validating these methods in conjunction with proposed kinematic outcome measures, and studying how to integrate kinematic analyses into domain expert workflows in a way that improves outcomes.
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- Kyle L. Jackson
- Department of Computer Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United States
- MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA, United States
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- Department of Computer Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United States
- Center for Adaptive Systems and Brain-Body Interactions, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United States
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- Center for Adaptive Systems and Brain-Body Interactions, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United States
- Department of Bioengineering, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United States
- American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association, Alexandria, VA, United States
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- Center for Adaptive Systems and Brain-Body Interactions, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United States
- College of Public Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United States
- Inova Health System, Falls Church, VA, United States
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Roche AD, Bailey ZK, Gonzalez M, Vu PP, Chestek CA, Gates DH, Kemp SWP, Cederna PS, Ortiz-Catalan M, Aszmann OC. Upper limb prostheses: bridging the sensory gap. J Hand Surg Eur Vol 2023; 48:182-190. [PMID: 36649123 PMCID: PMC9996795 DOI: 10.1177/17531934221131756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Replacing human hand function with prostheses goes far beyond only recreating muscle movement with feedforward motor control. Natural sensory feedback is pivotal for fine dexterous control and finding both engineering and surgical solutions to replace this complex biological function is imperative to achieve prosthetic hand function that matches the human hand. This review outlines the nature of the problems underlying sensory restitution, the engineering methods that attempt to address this deficit and the surgical techniques that have been developed to integrate advanced neural interfaces with biological systems. Currently, there is no single solution to restore sensory feedback. Rather, encouraging animal models and early human studies have demonstrated that some elements of sensation can be restored to improve prosthetic control. However, these techniques are limited to highly specialized institutions and much further work is required to reproduce the results achieved, with the goal of increasing availability of advanced closed loop prostheses that allow sensory feedback to inform more precise feedforward control movements and increase functionality.
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- Aidan D. Roche
- College of Medicine, The Queen’s Medical Research Institute,
Edinburgh, UK
- Department of Plastic Surgery, NHS Lothian, Livingston, UK
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- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, South
Kensington Campus, UK
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Section of Plastic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Section of Plastic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
MI, USA
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor, MI, USA
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- Robotics Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI,
USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI,
USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Section of Plastic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Section of Plastic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
MI, USA
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- Center for Bionics and Pain Research, Mölndal, Sweden
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Chalmers University of
Technology, Sweden
- Operational Area 3, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal,
Sweden
- Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences,
Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Medical
University of Vienna, Austria
- Clinical Laboratory for Bionic Extremity Reconstruction,
Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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Lee C, Vaskov AK, Gonzalez MA, Vu PP, Davis AJ, Cederna PS, Chestek CA, Gates DH. Use of regenerative peripheral nerve interfaces and intramuscular electrodes to improve prosthetic grasp selection: a case study. J Neural Eng 2022; 19:10.1088/1741-2552/ac9e1c. [PMID: 36317254 PMCID: PMC9942093 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/ac9e1c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Objective.Advanced myoelectric hands enable users to select from multiple functional grasps. Current methods for controlling these hands are unintuitive and require frequent recalibration. This case study assessed the performance of tasks involving grasp selection, object interaction, and dynamic postural changes using intramuscular electrodes with regenerative peripheral nerve interfaces (RPNIs) and residual muscles.Approach.One female with unilateral transradial amputation participated in a series of experiments to compare the performance of grasp selection controllers with RPNIs and intramuscular control signals with controllers using surface electrodes. These experiments included a virtual grasp-matching task with and without a concurrent cognitive task and physical tasks with a prosthesis including standardized functional assessments and a functional assessment where the individual made a cup of coffee ('Coffee Task') that required grasp transitions.Main results.In the virtual environment, the participant was able to select between four functional grasps with higher accuracy using the RPNI controller (92.5%) compared to surface controllers (81.9%). With the concurrent cognitive task, performance of the virtual task was more consistent with RPNI controllers (reduced accuracy by 1.1%) compared to with surface controllers (4.8%). When RPNI signals were excluded from the controller with intramuscular electromyography (i.e. residual muscles only), grasp selection accuracy decreased by up to 24%. The participant completed the Coffee Task with 11.7% longer completion time with the surface controller than with the RPNI controller. She also completed the Coffee Task with 11 fewer transition errors out of a maximum of 25 total errors when using the RPNI controller compared to surface controller.Significance.The use of RPNI signals in concert with residual muscles and intramuscular electrodes can improve grasp selection accuracy in both virtual and physical environments. This approach yielded consistent performance without recalibration needs while reducing cognitive load associated with pattern recognition for myoelectric control (clinical trial registration number NCT03260400).
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- Christina Lee
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Section of Plastic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Section of Plastic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Robotics Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Robotics Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Temporal and spatial goal-directed reaching in upper limb prosthesis users. Exp Brain Res 2022; 240:3011-3021. [PMID: 36222884 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-022-06476-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
Abstract
Understanding the fundamental characteristics of prosthetic movement control is imperative in improving prosthesis design and training. This study quantified how using an upper limb prosthesis affected performance during goal-directed reaching tasks. Nine prosthesis users with unilateral transradial limb absence and nine healthy controls completed a series of goal-directed reaching movements with different goals: one spatial and three temporal with different goal frequencies. We quantified end-point accuracy, smoothness, and peak speed for the spatial task and temporal accuracy, horizontal distance, and speed for the temporal task. For the temporal task, we also used a goal-equivalent manifold (GEM) approach to decompose variability in movement distance and speed into those perpendicular and tangential to the GEM. Detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA) quantified the temporal persistence of each time series. For the spatial task, movements made with prostheses were less smooth, had larger end-point errors, and had slower peak speed compared to those with control limbs (p < 0.041). For the temporal task, movements made with prostheses and intact limbs of prosthesis users and control limbs were similar in distance and speed and had similar timing errors (p > 0.138). Timing errors, distance, speed, and GEM deviations were corrected similarly between prosthetic limbs and control limbs (p > 0.091). The mean and variability of distance, speed, and perpendicular deviations decreased with increased goal frequency (p < 0.001). Our results suggest that prosthesis users have a sufficient internal model to successfully complete ballistic movements but are unable to accurately complete movements requiring substantial feedback.
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Engdahl SM, Lee C, Gates DH. A comparison of compensatory movements between body-powered and myoelectric prosthesis users during activities of daily living. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2022; 97:105713. [PMID: 35809535 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2022.105713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Revised: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND People with upper limb absence use compensatory movements to accommodate lack of motion in the prosthetic hand. The purpose of this study was to determine if the type of prosthesis used (i.e. body-powered or myoelectric) affects compensatory movements during activities of daily living. METHODS Twelve transradial body-powered and/or myoelectric prosthesis users performed up to six unimanual and bimanual activities of daily living. Trunk range of motion and peak upper limb angles for each task were compared between prostheses. FINDINGS Compensatory movement generally did not differ based on prosthesis type. However, body-powered users had increased trunk lateral lean compared to myoelectric users during a deodorant application task (P = 0.025). Body-powered users also had increased trunk axial rotation (P = 0.048) and decreased shoulder elevation (P = 0.046) when transferring a box between shelves. Compensatory movements were not systematically correlated with duration of prosthesis ownership, socket comfort, or terminal device type. INTERPRETATION A prosthesis user's compensatory movements may depend on other factors beyond whether the prosthesis terminal device is actuated through body-powered or myoelectric mechanisms. Further exploration of the factors that influence joint kinematics in prosthesis users may inform future prosthesis prescription practices and help patients become successful users.
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- Susannah M Engdahl
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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