Table 4.
Peak Angles and Associated Pressures for 10 Subjects | |||||||
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Average Values for Peak Angle, Associated Pressure, and Standard Error |
% Difference of with vs. without Steel | ||||||
Finger | Condition | Angle (Degrees) |
Standard Error for Angle | Pressure (kPa) | Standard Error for Pressure | Angle (%) | Pressure (%) |
Thumb | without steel | 61.17 | 3.97 | 92.27 | 2.32 | 3.63 | −4.79 |
with steel | 58.95 | 4.43 | 96.69 | 3.07 | |||
Index | without steel | 85.80 | 4.12 | 81.98 | 4.11 | −1.42 | 1.46 |
with steel | 87.02 | 5.39 | 80.78 | 2.71 | |||
Middle | without steel | 64.81 | 4.92 | 95.71 | 1.64 | 6.71 | −2.37 |
with steel | 60.46 | 4.39 | 97.98 | 3.00 | |||
Ring | without steel | 69.70 | 6.86 | 90.90 | 2.23 | 20.29 | −8.24 |
with steel | 55.56 | 5.22 | 98.39 | 2.01 | |||
Pinky | without steel | 97.97 | 6.69 | 96.28 | 2.69 | 24.36 | −1.85 |
with steel | 74.11 | 5.89 | 98.06 | 1.84 |