Design Criteria for Hand Exoskeletons: Measurement of Forces Needed to Assist Finger Extension in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients.

The development of powered hand orthoses and exoskeletons for treatment of chronic motor deficits due to stroke, traumatic brain injury, and cerebral palsy has been widely explored by the robotics engineering community. The conditions arising from these disorders take several forms and clinical descriptions of the various deficits are at times difficult to interpret for those with limited interact...