Finger flexor motor control patterns during active flexion: An in vivo tendon force study

Human Movement Science

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-10

  Nikanjam, Mina ^a   Kursa, Katarzyna ^a   Lehman, Steve ^b   Lattanza, Lisa ^c   Diao, Edward ^c   Rempel, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexion; Flexor digitorum; In vivo force; Phalangeal joint; Tendon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER; FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS MUSCLE; FLEXOR DIGITORUM SUPERFICIALIS MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FORCE; HAND MOVEMENT; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; INDEX FINGER; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MOTOR CONTROL; NERVE SURGERY; TENDON; TRANSDUCER; WRIST;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FINGER JOINT; FINGERS; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TENDONS; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 33846136927     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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