Analysis of the gliding pattern of the canine flexor digitorum profundus tendon through the A2 pulley

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1281-1288

  Uchiyama, Shigeharu ^a   Amadio, Peter C ^a   Berglund, Lawrence J ^a   An, Kai Nan ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine model; Friction; Pulley; Tendon

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRICTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TRANSDUCERS;

CANINE FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS TENDON; FIBROCARTILAGINOUS NODULES; FORCE TRANSDUCERS;

TENDONS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FIBROCARTILAGE; FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS; FORCE TRANSDUCER; FRICTION; NONHUMAN; PATELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON STRESS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; DOGS; FRICTION; TENDONS; TOES;

EID: 41549154657     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.01.011     Document Type: Article

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