A fluid-immersed multi-body contact finite element formulation for median nerve stress in the carpal tunnel

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 343-349

  Ko, Cheolwoong ^a   Brown, Thomas D ^b  

^a SOLCO   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Finite element method; Flexor tendon; Mechanical insult; Median nerve; Stress

Indexed keywords

CARPAL TUNNEL; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FINITE ELEMENT FORMULATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FLEXOR TENDON; FLUID PRESSURES; IMAGE-BASED; MECHANICAL INSULT; MEDIAN NERVES; MULTI-BODY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; STRUCTURAL INTERACTIONS; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; TENDONS;

STRESSES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MEDIAN NERVE; METHODOLOGY; MICROFLUIDICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SYNOVIAL FLUID; WRIST;

ANIMALS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MEDIAN NERVE; MEDIAN NEUROPATHY; MICROFLUIDICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SYNOVIAL FLUID; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 38449100994     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255840701430480     Document Type: Article

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