In vivo forces generated by finger flexor muscles do not depend on the rate of fingertip loading during an isometric task

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2288-2293

  Kursa, Katarzyna ^a   Diao, Edward ^b   Lattanza, Lisa ^b   Rempel, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Force; Hand; In vivo; Rate; Tendon

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; JOINTS (ANATOMY); TORQUE; TRANSDUCERS;

FORCE; HAND; IN VIVO; RATE; TENDON;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER; FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS TENDON; FLEXOR DIGITORUM SUPERFICIALIS TENDON; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 24644474130     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2004.07.035     Document Type: Article

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