Flexor tendon forces: In vivo measurements

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 291-298

  Schuind, Frédéric ^a   Garcia Elias, Marc ^a   Cooney III, William P ^a   An, Kai Nan ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FLEXOR TENDON; FORCE; FORCE TRANSDUCER; HAND FUNCTION; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; JOINT MOBILITY; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLES; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TENDONS; TRANSDUCERS; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 0026604295     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0363-5023(92)90408-H     Document Type: Article

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