Activation of Brachioradialis Muscles Transferred to Restore Lateral Pinch in Tetraplegia

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 747-753

  Johanson, M Elise ^a   Hentz, Vincent R ^a   Smaby, Niels ^a   Murray, Wendy M ^a  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; hand function; pinch force; tendon transfer; tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARM MOVEMENT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BRACHIORADIALIS MUSCLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELBOW; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RECORDING; SENSOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TENDON TRANSFER;

EID: 33646527214     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2006.01.006     Document Type: Article

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