This paper reviews skeletal variation of the prepollex and prehallux among anurans and analyses their ontogeny in neotropical species. Morphological diversity is related to the number and features of distal elements. In ...

The aim of the study was to compare the physical activity level and intensity of the upper and lower limbs in Brazilian women who are usually active, functionally independent, and living in a medium size city. Seventy-two ...

Background Migraine limb pain may be under-recognized in adults and children. There is little information about familial forms of this disorder. Objectives To describe the clinical and inheritance patterns of familial ...

Objective: To describe the effect of the 3D-printed Cyborg Beast prosthesis on upper limbs function in adolescents with congenital hand amputation. Clinical Cases: Five patients aged between 12 and 17 years, with congenital ...

A prototype of an upper limb prosthesis with a single control is presented in this paper. The prosthesis has 16 degrees of freedom, five fingers with independent joints and articulations in the hand’s palm, being able to ...

Introduction: The physical workload is a major occupational risk factor for workers. Currently the used methods to assess physical dynamic workload evaluate working with the whole body and do not discriminate the load of ...