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 Girdle
UA = Upper Arm.