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gallery_title: "Index finger model"





  
  

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gallery_image: "/Applications/images/IndexFingerModel.jpg"





  
  

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(sphx_glr_auto_examples_Other_plot_IndexFingerModel.py)=





  
  

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# Index finger model





  
  

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````{sidebar} **Example**





  
  

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<img src="/Applications/images/IndexFingerModel.jpg" width="70%" align="center">





  
  

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The Index finger model is developed by John Z. Wu (NIOSH, Morgantwon, WV 26505, USA) in 2008.





  
  

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The model was developed to better understand the muscles forces in the finger during keyboard key tapping.





  
  

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The model contains seven muscles/tendons which connects the metacarpal with the three phalangeal finger segments.





  
  

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This model is good example of small stand alone model to answer specific research questions.





  
  

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:::{seealso}





  
  

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**Main file location in AMMR:**





  
  

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{menuselection}`Application --> Beta --> IndexFinger_JohnWu -->





  
  

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IndexFinger_JohnWu.Main.any`





  
  

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% .. figure:: _static/DetailedHandCloseUp.jpg ..    :width: 50%





  
  

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Please cite the following paper when using or publishing with this model:





  
  

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> Wu, J. Z. et al. Analysis of musculoskeletal loading in an index finger during tapping. J. Biomech. 41, 668–676 (2008) [link](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.09.025)