Table 4. Means (± standard deviations) for the body segment kinematics at the instant of release.
Classification
F2 (n=2) F3 (n=1) F4 (n=2) F5 (n=5) F6 (n=1) F7 (n=3) F8 (n=1)
Segment inclination* (°)
Trunk 61.6 (10.3) 63.6 (.7) 68.2 (4.5) 63.5 (7.7) 77.3 (2.4) 77.5 (6.5) 75.2 (3.0)
SG 18.8 (10.3) 30.0 (3.3) .8 (18.4) 27.9 (10.4) 6.0 (1.1) 21.9 (17.0) 31.1 (.4)
UA 42.5 (5.6) 18.2 (.6) 16.8 (7.4) 52.2 (11.4) 39.8 (2.5) 34.5 (21.4) 47.4 (3.0)
Forearm 64.0 (1.6) 27.8 (1.3) 58.4 (15.5) 73.0 (9.7) 68.0 (10.2) 51.8 (34.0) 64.2 (10.2)
Hand 77.3 (6.9) 39.2 (10.7) 58.6 (18.9) 62.0 (17.0) 41.1 (3.5) 44.8 (22.9) 59.8 (9.0)
Angular speed (rad·s-1)
Trunk 2.13 (1.07) 2.16 (.41) 1.56 (.61) 1.59 (.68) 1.52 (.14) 1.99 (.91) 2.15 (.03)
SG 5.01 (.59) 1.41 (.20) 3.52 (.46) 4.71 (1.66) 3.77 (.34) 7.78 (1.12) 7.62 (2.08)
UA 6.58 (1.54) 13.37 (1.62) 2.90 (2.31) 7.18 (1.65) 8.92 (1.81) 8.02 (5.41) 9.08 (1.58)
Forearm 14.95 (.79) 15.19 (1.19) 10.63(11.57) 23.20 (3.86) 23.10(1.39) 18.20 (9.74) 25.98 (4.64)
Hand 6.14 (2.35) 14.88 (6.14) 14.94 (15.71) 30.87 (4.45) 26.67 (9.00) 25.63 (11.75) 29.39 (8.52)
* A positive value indicates that the distal endpoint was located above the proximal endpoint of the segment.SG = Shoulder GirdleUA = Upper Arm.