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Derek G Kamper

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Ludovice M, Saul K, Kamper D
J Biomech . 2025 Jan; 181:112544. PMID: 39862715
Throughout childhood growth and development, both the nervous and the musculoskeletal systems undergo rapid change. The goal of this study was to examine the impact of growth-related changes in skeletal...
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McCall J, Buckner G, Kamper D
J Neuroeng Rehabil . 2024 Aug; 21(1):146. PMID: 39210475
Background: Compliant pneumatic actuators possess many characteristics that are desirable for wearable robotic systems. These actuators can be lightweight, integrated with clothing, and accommodate uncontrolled degrees of freedom. These attributes...
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Ludovice M, Saul K, Kamper D
J Biomech . 2024 Jul; 172:112198. PMID: 38964009
Most children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy (HCP), one of the most prevalent subtypes of cerebral palsy, struggle with grasping and manipulating objects. This impairment may arise from a diminished capacity...
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Popp W, Richner L, Lambercy O, Shirota C, Barry A, Gassert R, et al.
J Neurophysiol . 2023 Aug; 130(3):596-607. PMID: 37529845
Most of the power for generating forces in the fingers arises from muscles located in the forearm. This configuration maximizes finger joint range of motion while minimizing finger mass and...
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Jadelis C, Ellis B, Kamper D, Saul K
J Biomech . 2023 Jul; 157:111725. PMID: 37459752
Musculoskeletal modeling has been effective for simulating dexterity and exploring the consequences of disability. While previous approaches have examined motor function using multibody dynamics, existing musculoskeletal models of the hand...
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Fan J, Vargas L, Kamper D, Hu X
Comput Biol Med . 2023 Jun; 162:107139. PMID: 37301095
Background: Manual dexterity is a fundamental motor skill that allows us to perform complex daily tasks. Neuromuscular injuries, however, can lead to the loss of hand dexterity. Although numerous advanced...
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Roy R, Zheng Y, Kamper D, Hu X
IEEE Trans Biomed Eng . 2023 Apr; 70(6):1911-1920. PMID: 37015495
Objective: Robust neural decoding of intended motor output is crucial to enable intuitive control of assistive devices, such as robotic hands, to perform daily tasks. Few existing neural decoders can...
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Reinkensmeyer D, Farrens A, Kamper D
Nat Med . 2023 Mar; 29(3):535-536. PMID: 36882528
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McCall J, Hu X, Kamper D
Percept Mot Skills . 2022 Dec; 130(2):732-749. PMID: 36514237
While fine manual dexterity develops over time, the extent to which children show independent control of their digits in each hand and the impact of perinatal brain injury on this...
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Phan T, Nguyen H, Vermillion B, Kamper D, Lee S
Front Hum Neurosci . 2022 Nov; 16:1022516. PMID: 36405084
Despite its importance, abnormal interactions between the proximal and distal upper extremity muscles of stroke survivors and their impact on functional task performance has not been well described, due in...