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Publications

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Johanson, M. E., Smaby N, Hentz, V. R, Murray, W. M. Reduced activation in transferred brachioradialis muscles to restore lateral pinch in tetraplegia. Journal of Hand Surgery. 31:747- 53, 2006.

Valero-Cuevas FJ, Smaby N, Venkadesan M, Peterson M, and Wright T. The strength-dexterity test as a measure of dynamic pinch performance. J Biomech 2003;36(2):265-70.

Publication in the Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Smaby N, Johanson ME, Baker B, Kenney DE, Murray WM, Hentz VR. Identification of key pinch forces required to complete functional tasks. J Rehabil Res Dev, 41: 215-24, 2004.

Data Ready for Journal of Rehabilitation R&D Publication

Murray WM, Smaby N, Topp EL. A transducer to measure pinch force magnitude and direction at different grasp openings. J Rehab Res Dev, in preparation.

Conference Presentations and Abstracts

Murray WM, Johanson ME, Velisar A, Smaby N, and Hentz VR: Muscle operating ranges include optimal length at extended joint postures. Proceedings of the XXth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics and 29th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics. Cleveland, OH. August 2005.

Johanson ME, Smaby N, Murray WM , Hentz VR . Reduced postoperative activation in surgically transferred muscles to restore lateral pinch. 8th Intl Conf Upper Limb Surgery for Tetraplegia, Christchurch, New Zealand, Feb, 2004.

Johanson ME, Smaby N, Murray WM, Hentz VR. Pinch force reduction at narrow grasp openings in tetraplegia. 8th Intl Conf Upper Limb Surgery for Tetraplegia, Christchurch, New Zealand, Feb, 2004.

Johanson ME, Murray WM, Smaby N, Hentz VR. Reduced activation in transferred muscles to restore lateral pinch in tetraplegia. 59th Ann Mtg Am Soc Surgery of the Hand, New York, NY, Sep, 2004.

Murray WM, Johanson ME, Smaby N, Hentz VR. Lateral pinch force decreases with elbow flexion following Br to FPL tendon transfer. 8th Intl Conf Upper Limb Surgery for Tetraplegia, Christchurch, New Zealand, Feb, 2004.

Johanson ME, Smaby N, Baker B, Kenney DE, Murray WM, Hentz VR. Target key pinch forces for assessment of surgical outcome in tetraplegia. (Best Poster Award). 29th Ann Mtg Amer Spinal Injury Assoc, Miami, FL, Apr, 2003. Abstract: J Spinal Cord Med, 26 (suppl 1): 541, 2003.

Johanson ME, Murray WM, Smaby N, Van de Pol GJ, Towles JD, Zajac FE, Hentz VR. Key pinch force is more misdirected in individuals with tetraplegia compared to non-impaired subjects. Proc 3rd VA Natl Rehab Res Dev Conf, p 115, 2002.

Kenney DE, Johanson ME, Smaby N, Murray WM. Functional evaluation of lateral pinch in subjects with tetraplegia. Proc 3rd VA Natl Rehab Res Dev Conf, p 8, 2002.

Smaby N, Baker B, Johanson ME, et al. Determination of lateral pinch force requirements for six common activities of daily living. Proc 3rd VA Natl Rehab Res Dev Conf, p 104, 2002.

Baker B, Smaby N, Johanson M, Murray W, Towles J, Kenney D, Hentz VR. Identification of target key pinch forces for functional tasks. Proc 7th Intl Conf Tetraplegia, Bologna, Italy, p 74, 2001.

Johanson ME, Murray WM, Smaby N, Towles JD, Zajac FE, Hentz VR. Mis-direction of pinch force can contribute to key pinch deficits in tetraplegia. 7th Intl Conf Tetraplegia, Bologna, Italy, p 31, 2001.

Valero-Cuevas FJ, Smaby N, Venkadesan M, Pretz J, Ramakrishna K, Wilson N, Skaliotis J, Peterson M. The strength-dexterity test as a measure of pinch performance in the able and impaired hand. Proc 25th Ann Mtg Am Soc Biomech, pp 375-376, San Diego, CA, 2001.

Last updated 10/10/2007