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. 2021 Aug 13;14(8):e242807. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-242807

Table 2.

Movements and muscles stimulated with the FES device

Movement Muscles
Wrist flexion Flexor carpi ulnaris, palmaris longus, flexor carpi radialis, flexor digitorum superficialis
Finger flexion Flexor digitorum superficialis
Thumb opposition Flexor pollicis longus
Wrist extension Extensor carpi radialis brevis, extensor carpi radialis longus, extensor digitorum, extensor carpi ulnaris
Finger extension Extensor digitorum, extensor digiti minimi
Thumb extension Extensor pollicis brevis, extensor pollicis longus, abductor pollicis longus
Index extension Extensor indicis

FES, functional electrical stimulation.