Analysis of musculoskeletal loading in an index finger during tapping

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 668-676

  Wu, John Z ^a   An, Kai Nan ^b   Cutlip, Robert G ^a   Krajnak, Kristine ^a   Welcome, Daniel ^a   Dong, Ren G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Index finger; Muscle force; Muscle tendon excursion; Simulations; Tapping

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PROSTHETICS; SOFTWARE PACKAGES;

FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS (FP); FLEXOR DIGITORUM SUPERFICIALIS (FS); MUSCULOSKELETAL LOADING;

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FLEXOR MUSCLE; INDEX FINGER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MUSCLE FORCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FINGER JOINT; FINGER PHALANGES; FINGERS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SOFTWARE; TENDONS;

EID: 38749146230     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.09.025     Document Type: Article

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