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Microcomputer system for the analysis of muscle function.

S J McLaughlin·S T Chan·D Ford·S J Neame·H A Dudley
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Though skeletal muscle function has recently been increasingly studied, a system for routine clinical examination in patients is not widely available. A microcomputer based system has been developed for the measurement and analysis of force-frequency characteristics, relaxation rate, fatiguability and endurance in the adductor pollicis muscle. The mobile system consists of a modified displacement transducer fitted with a linear-output Hall-effect sensor, a specially designed signal processing unit and a microcomputer for control of both the electrical stimulus and a suite of menu-driven, user-interactive programs. One hundred normal volunteers have been studied to produce a normal database for comparison with malnourished surgical patients. The system compares favourably with other systems in use for objective measurement of skeletal muscle function and introduces a refined technique for evaluating endurance.

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S J McLaughlin, S T Chan, D Ford, S J Neame, H A Dudley. 1987. Microcomputer system for the analysis of muscle function.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0141-5425(87)90101-4

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