The minimum number of muscles to control a chain of joints with and without tenodeses, arthrodeses, or braces - Application to the human finger

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2028-2036

  Leijnse, J N A L ^a   Spoor, C W ^b   Shatford, R ^c  

^a CHRISTINE M KLEINERT INSTITUTE FOR HAND AND MICROSURGERY   (United States)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Kleinert Kutz and Associates Hand Care Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthrodeses; Finger; Hand; MCP joint; Multiarticular control; Reconstructive surgery; Tenodeses

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); JOINTS (ANATOMY); MUSCLE; SURGERY;

ARTHRODESIS; HAND SURGERY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; TENODESES;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BRACE; FINGER; JOINT FUNCTION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION;

ARTHRODESIS; BRACES; FINGER JOINT; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TENDONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 23444444355     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2004.09.016     Document Type: Article

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