Estimation of the effective static moment arms of the tendons in the index finger extensor mechanism

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1567-1573

  Lee, Sang Wook ^a   Chen, Hua ^b   Towles, Joseph D ^a   Kamper, Derek G ^a,b  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Extensor hood; Finger; Finger posture; Moment arm

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; BIOMECHANICS; FORCE MEASUREMENT; JOINTS (ANATOMY);

EXTENSOR HOOD; FINGER; FINGER POSTURE; MOMENT ARMS;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATIC EXERCISE;

ARM; FINGERS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TENDONS;

EID: 42749085286     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.02.008     Document Type: Article

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