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. 2007 Nov;41(11):739–744. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2007.036145

Table 5 Mean shoulder joint kinetics of the wheelchair and able‐bodied serves (FS and KS) expressed relative to maximum pre‐impact absolute racquet velocity (n = 12)3.

Shoulder joint kinetics EVENT/Phase WFS WKS Able‐bodied
S1 S2 S1 S2 FS KS
Peak external rotation moment (Nm) Cocking 1.8 6.6 1.2 3.7 5.0 4.8
Peak internal rotation moment (Nm) Forwardswing 43.9 45.0 45.7 55.9 52.4 58.3
Average rate of maximum compressive force loading (N/s) Swing 258.1 799.6 276.8 840.5 772.4 797.4
Mean compressive force (N) Forwardswing 201.2 391.6 158.5 401.8 529.0 523.1
Mean compressive (+) and distractive forces (−) (N) Follow‐through −67.6 150.4 −119.3 120.1 201.6 187.8
Peak external rotation moment (Nm) Follow‐through 19.5 35.8 20.6 33.8 43.4 36.6

Data are % of maximum pre‐impact absolute racquet velocity.