Middle and ring fingers are more exposed to pulley rupture than index and little during sport-climbing: A biomechanical explanation

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 562-570

  Vigouroux, Laurent ^a   Quaine, Franck ^b   Paclet, Florent ^b   Colloud, Floren ^c   Moutet, François ^d  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b GIPSA LAB   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^d HÔPITAL MICHALLON   (France)

Author keywords

Finger biomechanical model; Finger injury; Finger pulley system; Sport climbing

Indexed keywords

BONE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PATIENT REHABILITATION; SURGERY; TENDONS;

FINGER BIOMECHANICAL MODELS; FINGER INJURY; FINGER PULLEY SYSTEM; SPORT-CLIMBING;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLIMBING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FINGER; FINGER INJURY; FINGER JOINT; FLEXOR TENDON; FORCE; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; LIGAMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MIDDLE FINGER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RING FINGER; SPORT; TENSION;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINGER INJURIES; FINGERS; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOUNTAINEERING; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 44349186727     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2007.12.009     Document Type: Article

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