Flexor digitorum profundus tendon tension during finger manipulation: A study in human cadaver hands

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 330-338

  Tanaka, Tatsuro ^a   Amadio, Peter C ^a,b   Zhao, Chunfeng ^a   Zobitz, Mark E ^a   An, Kai Nan ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINGER; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT FUNCTION; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MUSCLE TONE; PROXIMAL INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FINGER JOINT; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TENDONS; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 22544459902     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.jht.2005.04.001     Document Type: Article

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