Table 2.
Average EMG onset ± SD (s) | Average EMG onset ± SD (s) | |||||
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Int–Int | Pro–Int | P-value | Int–Pro | Pro–Pro | P-value | |
Biceps brachii | 238.5 ± 75.8 | 207.5 ± 118.5 | 0.540 | 251.0 ± 106.7 | 265.8 ± 116.4 | 0.809 |
Triceps brachii | 329.1 ± 106.4 | 281.3 ± 135.8 | 0.487 | 329.9 ± 132.1 | 275.4 ± 93.2 | 0.428 |
Ant. deltoid | 205.6 ± 63.2 | 210.2 ± 64.4 | 0.901 | 198.3 ± 56.5 | 218.0 ± 86.1 | 0.644 |
Pos. deltoid | 353.4 ± 123.3 | 215.6 ± 98.6 | 0.058 | 372.9 ± 170.1 | 326.8 ± 136.9 | 0.640 |
Average EMG onset times for intact subjects and prosthesis wearers imitating same tool type. Statistical t-tests were performed within muscle type to investigate if EMG onset was different between the two subject populations. Significance threshold was held at α = 0.001.