Dorsal Transfer of the Brachioradialis to the Flexor Pollicis Longus Enables Simultaneous Powering of Key Pinch and Forearm Pronation

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 993-997

  Ward, Samuel R ^a   Peace, William J ^a   Fridén, Jan ^a   Lieber, Richard L ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachioradialis; flexor pollicis longus; forearm and hand biomechanics; tendon transfer surgery; tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM MOVEMENT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; BRACHIORADIALIS MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER; FLEXOR POLLICIS LONGUS TENDON; FOREARM; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEMBRANE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON; THAWING; THUMB; THUMB RECONSTRUCTION; WRIST;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PRONATION; QUADRIPLEGIA; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SUPINATION; TENDON TRANSFER; TENDONS; THUMB;

EID: 33745714181     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2006.02.025     Document Type: Article

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