Changes in geometry of the finger flexor tendons in the carpal tunnel with wrist posture and tendon load: An MRI study on normal wrists

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 635-645

  Keir, Peter J ^a   Wells, Richard P ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Finger flexor tendons; Model; MRI; Radius of curvature; Tendons; Wrist

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; TENDONS;

CARPAL TUNNEL; FINGER FLEXOR TENDONS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIUS OF CURVATURE; WRIST;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FINGER; FLEXOR TENDON; FORCE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLINT; TENDON; WRIST;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TENDONS; WRIST;

EID: 0032845704     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(99)00012-1     Document Type: Article

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