Age Effects on Upper Limb Kinematics Assessed by the REAplan Robot in Healthy School-Aged Children

作者：Gilliaux Maxime^*; Dierckx Floriane; Vanden Berghe Lola; Lejeune Thierry M; Sapin Julien; Dehez Bruno; Stoquart Gaetan; Detrembleur Christine

来源：Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2015, 43(5): 1123-1131.

DOI：10.1007/s10439-014-1189-z

• Robotics
• Pediatrics
• Kinematics
• Outcome assessment
• Biomechanics
• Reference standards
• Growth and development

The use of kinematics is recommended to quantitatively evaluate upper limb movements. The aims of this study were to determine the age effects on upper limb kinematics and establish norms in healthy children. Ninety-three healthy children, aged 3-12 years, participated in this study. Twenty-eight kinematic indices were computed from four tasks. Each task was performed with the REAplan, a distal effector robotic device that allows upper limb displacements in the horizontal plane. Twenty-four of the 28 indices showed an improvement during childhood. Indeed, older children showed better upper limb movements. This study was the first to use a robotic device to show the age effects on upper limb kinematics and establish norms in healthy children.

• 出版日期2015-5