Predicted effects of metacarpal shortening on interosseous muscle function

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 689-693

  Meunier, Matthew J ^a   Hentzen, Eric ^a   Ryan, Michael ^a   Shin, Alexander Y ^b   Lieber, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; fracture fixation; muscle architecture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; METACARPAL BONE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOMECHANICS; FRACTURES, BONE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; METACARPUS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SARCOMERES;

EID: 3142774180     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2004.03.002     Document Type: Article

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