Evaluation of Pediatric Manual Wheelchair Mobility Using Advanced Biomechanical Methods

Table 3

values for -tests comparing peak joint forces for all directions and -tests comparing peak joint moments for all rotations. Italic cells indicate statistically significant differences ().

Force				Moment
	Direction	Wrist	Elbow	Direction	Wrist	Elbow
Elbow	Anterior	0.161		Adduction	0.296
	Superior	<0.001		Internal	0.389
	Lateral	0.092		Flexion	0.145
	Posterior	<0.001		Abduction	0.513
	Inferior	0.921		External	0.980
	Medial	0.289		Extension	<0.001
GH	Anterior	0.033	0.279	Adduction	0.453	0.521
	Superior	<0.001	<0.001	Internal	0.153	0.043
	Lateral	0.019	0.128	Flexion	0.009	0.001
	Posterior	<0.001	<0.001	Abduction	0.052	0.085
	Inferior	0.046	0.063	External	0.076	0.075
	Medial	0.629	0.402	Extension	<0.001	0.002