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. 2013 Apr 1;5(2):93-99.
doi: 10.1111/sae.12008.

MEASURING SCAPULAR MOVEMENT USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL ACROMIAL PROJECTION

Ronald W Hoard 2nd  1 , William E Janes  2 , Justin M Brown  3 , Christina L Stephens  4 , Jack R Engsberg  5
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MEASURING SCAPULAR MOVEMENT USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL ACROMIAL PROJECTION

Ronald W Hoard 2nd et al. Shoulder Elbow. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Biomechanics; Motion Capture; Scapula; Shoulder; Torso.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Photographs of (a) jig and (b) acromial triad and (c) diagram of scapula local coordinate system.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Posterior view of participant with surface markers affixed to palpated bony landmarks. Markers are accentuated by the use of an led flash for the purpose of this photograph. Note that three markers on each acromion process are affixed via the thermoplastic acromion triad.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Sequence of testing events.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Comparison of static and dynamic acromial projections to jig standard during abduction and scaption. Vertical axes are measured values in degrees. Horizontal axes are in degrees humerothoracic elevation.
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