Impact of flexor digitorum superficialis on gliding function of the flexor digitorum profundus according to regions in zone II

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 838-844

  Tang, Jin Bo ^a   Xu, Yan ^b   Chen, Feng ^b  

^a NANTONG MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Flexor tendon; Gliding function; Pulley and sheath; Subregions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FINGER; FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS; FLEXOR DIGITORUM SUPERFICIALIS; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR TENDON; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0141732294     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0363-5023(03)00300-9     Document Type: Article

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