Sarcomere length varies with wrist ulnar deviation but not forearm pronation in the extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 199-202

  Ljung, Björn Ove ^a   Fridén, Jan ^c   Lieber, Richard L ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Laser diffraction; Lateral epicondylitis; Repetitive strain injury; Sarcomere length; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; BONE; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LASER APPLICATIONS; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

LASER DIFFRACTION; LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; SARCOMERE LENGTH;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; MUSCLE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOULNAR JOINT; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; SARCOMERE LENGTH; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENNIS ELBOW; WRIST;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PRONATION; SARCOMERES; ULNA; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 0033081308     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(98)00152-3     Document Type: Article

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