Permeability of the subsynovial connective tissue in the human carpal tunnel: A cadaver study

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 524-528

  Osamura, Naoki ^a   Zhao, Chunfeng ^a   Zobitz, Mark E ^a   An, Kai Nan ^a   Amadio, Peter C ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Permeability; Subsynovial connective tissue

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; TISSUE;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; LASER DISPLACEMENT SYSTEM; NEUROPATHY; SUBSYNOVIAL CONNECTIVE TISSUE;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CARPAL BONE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE CHAMBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNOVIUM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY WATER; CADAVER; CARPAL BONES; CARPAL JOINTS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERMEABILITY; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; WATER;

EID: 34247482830     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2007.01.004     Document Type: Article

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