Biomechanical Influence of the Vincula Tendinum on Digital Motion After Isolated Flexor Tendon Injury: A Cadaveric Study

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1190-1194

  Stewart, David A ^a   Smitham, Peter J ^a   Gianoutsos, Mark P ^a   Walsh, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

flexion; Interphalangeal joint; tendon; vincula

Indexed keywords

AGED; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DIGITAL IMAGING; DISSECTION; FINGER; FLEXOR TENDON; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INDEX FINGER; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; JOINT FUNCTION; LACERATION; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIGIDITY; STRENGTH; STUDENT T TEST; TENDON VINCULUM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; FINGER INJURIES; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 34948852802     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2007.05.017     Document Type: Article

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