"uuid","repository link","title","author","contributor","publication year","abstract","subject topic","language","publication type","publisher","isbn","issn","patent","patent status","bibliographic note","access restriction","embargo date","faculty","department","research group","programme","project","coordinates" "uuid:6cb734fc-5d5e-45f0-b4b7-42bdde07eaae","http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:6cb734fc-5d5e-45f0-b4b7-42bdde07eaae","Assessment of Body-Powered Upper Limb Prostheses by Able-Bodied Subjects, using the Box and Blocks Test and the Nine Hole Peg Test","Haverkate, L.; Smit, G.; Plettenburg, D.H.","","2014","Study Design: Experimental trial. Background: The functional performance of currently available body-powered prostheses is unknown. Objective: The goal of this study was to objectively assess and compare the functional performance of three commonly used body-powered upper limb terminal devices. Methods: Twenty-one able-bodied subjects (n=21, age= 22±2) tested three different terminal devices: TRS VC Hook Grip 2S, Otto Bock VO Hand, and Hosmer model 5XA hook, using a prosthesis simulator. All subjects used each terminal device 9 times in two functional tests; the Nine Hole Peg Test (NHPT) and the Box and Blocks Test (BBT). Results: Significant differences were found between the different terminal devices and their scores on the NHPT and the BBT. The Hosmer hook scored best in both tests. The TRS Grip hook 2S scored second best. The Otto Bock hand showed the lowest scores. Conclusions: This study is a first step in the comparison of functional performances of body-powered prostheses. The data can be used as a reference value, to assess the performance of a terminal device or an amputee.","upper limb; prosthetics; functional testing; Box and Blocks Test; BBT; Nine Hole Peg Test; NHPT; body-powered; terminal device; assessment; prosthesis simulator; hand prosthesis; hand prostheses; voluntary closing; voluntary opening; prosthesis evaluation; handprothese; handprothesen; armprothese; armprothesen; kunstledematen","en","journal article","SAGE Journals","","","","","","","","Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering","BioMedical Engineering","","","",""