When articulated figures interact in a 3D environment, collisions are highly likely and must often be avoided. We present a method automatically producing realistic collision-free animation of the upper arms. Based on the latest models of collision avoidance provided by neuroscience, our method allows realistic interpolation of keyframes at interactive speed. In order to validate our scheme we ...

The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council, an independent statutory body, recently invited the British Orthopaedic Association to advise whether there was conclusive evidence of an occupational cause of any further types of repetitive strain injuries other than those currently recognised as industrial injuries. Two related conditions are currently recognised as "prescribed disorders": PD A4-cram...

Ten patients with gegenhalten of the upper limb of mixed aetiology were studied, in nine of whom an association with dyspraxia was found. In four of the patients, the rigidity became more pronounced after the instruction to relax, and only one patient showed improvement after this instruction. In these patients, the resistance to movement, evident as gegenhalten, may be a direct consequence of ...

Purpose – This paper seeks to present an inertial motion tracking system for monitoring movements of human upper limbs in order to support a homebased rehabilitation scheme in which the recovery of stroke patients’ motor function through repetitive exercises needs to be continuously monitored and appropriately evaluated. Design/methodology/approach – Two inertial sensors are placed on the upper...

Answer 2 PPD is caused by at least four different plant families: Apiaceae (formerly Umbelliferae), Rutaceae, Moraceae and Leguminosae.1–3 The Apiaceae family, the most common plant family implicated, has a distinctive floral umbel that makes them easy to recognise.3 Parsley, parsnips, celery and carrots are examples from this group. The Rutaceae family includes Citrus and Ruta species and is t...

INDIAN PEDIATRICS 1211 VOLUME 40DECEMBER17, 2003 randomizing infants to CPAP or intubation, the primary outcome being the incidence of Chronic Lung Disease. What would be of interest is to identify variables, which will help recognize babies likely to fail trial of CPAP, so that ventilation could be initiated in them straight away. Arvind Sehgal, Jacqueline Stack, Department of Newborn Care, Li...

Musculoskeletal tuberculosis manifest commonly in the spine, hip and knee and rarely in the hand and wrist. Certain factors influence the functional outcome after treatment of tuberculosis of the upper extremity namely location (proximal or distal), tissue involvement, delay prior to consult, care by a multispecialty team and early surgery. Appropriate drug therapy is the mainstay in the manage...

BACKGROUND Phocomelia is an extremely rare congenital malformation that emerged as one extreme of a range of defects resulting from in utero exposure to thalidomide. Individuals with thalidomide embryopathy (TE) have reported developing symptoms suggestive of peripheral nervous system dysfunction in the mal-developed limbs in later life. METHODS Case control study comparing TE subjects with u...