Van Roy, P., Van Gheluwe,
B., Hebbelinck, M., Van Holst, I. (June 1992) "An in-vivo arthrokinematic
investigation of the carrying angle of the elbow." VIII Meeting of the European
Society of Biomechanics - Rome - Italy, June 21-24, p.79.
Extract - The elbow joint (Art, cubiti) is mostly described as a trochoginglymus.
Although being an Art. composita,, this joint incorporates several anatomical
particularities pleading for a more complex 3-D function. Despite a general development
of 3-D kinematics during the last decades, the amount of research on elbow kinematics
is rather restricted. Substantial investigations on elbow kinematics in-vitro
have been reported by Morrey and Chao (1976), Chao and Morrey (1978). They found
a continuous changing carrying angle (CA) as a typical feature of elbow flexion/extension.
The values of the CA, cited in the literature, vary from 5 to 25 degrees; they
are almost measured in extension, using a 2-D technique of clinical goniometry.
In general, it is accepted that women show greater carrying angles, than men.
The purpose of this study is to verify some details concerning the CA, derived
from a set of Eulerian angles, obtained from in-vivo arthrokinematic investigations
of the elbow.
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