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Table 1 Characteristics of the participants

From: Clinical utility of a pediatric hand exoskeleton: identifying users, practicability, and acceptance, and recommendations for design improvement

ID

Sex

Age [years]

Hand

Diagnosis

Time since lesion

HAT

MACS

WeeFIM

MAS [x/4]

MMT [x(5]

SCUES

PEXO size*

MA

Dom

Handed

[months]

SC

Total

Wrist

Finger

Sh

Elbow

Wrist

Finger

[x/15]

 

1

Female

17.7

Left

Right

Right

Ependymoma

90.0

Spas

III

49

118

1 + 

1 + 

3

4

1

1

5

3

2

Male

10.3

Right

Left

n.a

CP unilat.spast

n.a

Spas

III

#

#

0

0

4

3

3

3

11

2

3

Male

15.7

Right

left

Left

Stroke

2.0

 

I

55

118

0

0

4

4

4

4

12

4

4

Female

12.0

Left

Right

Right

TBI

2.0

 

I

54

112

       

3

5

Female

7.5

Left

Right

Right

Rhabdomyolysis

6.0

 

I

38

86

0

0

4

4

4

4

15

2

6

Male

8.0

Right

left

Right

Stroke

2.5

SpasDys

IV

23

57

0

0

3

3

3

3

11

1

7

Male

11.4

Left

Right

Right

Stroke

2.0

Spas

IV

33

78

1

1

2

4

3

0

4

3

8

Female

9.4

Left

left

Right

Neuropathy

97.0

 

II

24

56

0

0

2

3

3

3

12

2

9

Female

10.7

Left

Right

Right

TBI

114.0

Spas

IV

#

#

0

1 + 

3

4

3

0

5

2

10

Female

16.6

Left

Right

Right

Stroke

185.0

Spas

III

43

92

1

1 + 

3

4

1

1

4

3

11

Male

16.1

Right

Left

n.a

CP unilat.spast

n.a

Spas

III

40

81

1 + 

1 + 

3

3

2

2

6

3

  1. n.a., not appropriate, since time since lesion and handedness were noted for patients with an acquired and not a congenital lesion. #, not available for out-patients. *, size 1: 6 years old, 2: 7–8 years old, 3: 9–12 years old, 4: tenoexo; As PEXO showed a technical failure early during the measurements of ID4, we did not assess the functional tests. CP unilat.spast., unilateral spastic Cerebral Palsy; TBI, traumatic brain injury; HAT, Hypertonia Assessment Tool; MACS, Manual Ability Classification System; WeeFIM, Functional Independence Measure for children; SC, self-care; MAS, Modified Ashworth Scale; MMT, Manual Muscle Test; SCUES, Selective Control of the Upper Extremity Scale; Sh., shoulder