Chapter 2. Prehension

Chapter 2 - Prehension 19
Table 2.1 Prehensile classifications developed in anthropology,
medicine, biomechanics, robotics, and occupational
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therapy.
Researchers Posture names
Cooney and grasp tip pinch
Chao (1977) palmarpinch lateral pinch
Cutkosky largediameterheavywrap 4 finger precision grasp
(1989) small diameter heavy wrap 3 finger precision grasp
medium wrap
2 finger precision grasp
adducted thumb wrap
disk precision grasp
light tool wrap
disk power grasp
spherical precision grasp
tripod precision grasp
spherical power grasp
5 finger precision grasp
lateral pinch
hook, platform, push
Elliott and palmargrip rock
Connolly
(1984)
dynamic tripod
pinch
sqradial
roll
index roll
full roll
twiddle interdigital step
rotary step
linear step
palmar slide
Griffiths
(1943)
cylinder grip ball grip
Iberall et al. palm opposition side opposition
(1986) pad opposition
Jacobson and coding system for fingers, finger positions, finger joint
Sperling positions, contact surfaces, and orientation of object’s
(1976) longitudinal axis with respect to the hand
Kamakura power gripstandard parallel extension grip
et al. (1980) power grip-index extension
power grimstal
tripod grip
tripdgrip-var. 1
power grip-extension
parallel mild flexion grip
tripod grip-var. 2
lateral grip
tip prehension power grip-hook
surrounding mild flexion grip adduction grip
Kapandji cylindrical palmar tetradigital-pulp 8z side
(1982) spherical palmar tetradigital pulp to side
digito-palmar tetradigital by pulp
subterminal pollici-digital
terminal pollici-digital
pentadigital-pulp & side
panoramic pentadigital
subtermino-lateral pollici-digrtal pentadigrtal cleft
interdigital latero-lateral directionalgrip .
tridlgital grips gravity -dependent grips