Contact area inside the distal radioulnar joint: Effect of axial loading and position of the forearm

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 313-318

  Shaaban, H ^a   Giakas, G ^a   Bolton, M ^a   Williams, R ^a   Wicks, P ^a   Scheker, L R ^b   Lees, V C ^a  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHRISTINE M KLEINERT INSTITUTE FOR HAND AND MICROSURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Contact area; Distal radioulnar joint; Distal radioulnar ligament

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BIOSENSORS; HEALTH CARE; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LIGAMENTS;

CONTACT AREA; DISTAL RADIOULNAR JOINTS; DISTAL RADIOULNAR LIGAMENTS;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOULNAR JOINT; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIUS; ULNA; WEIGHT-BEARING; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 33846828537     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2006.05.010     Document Type: Article

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