The terminal tendon of the digital extensor mechanism: Part II, kinematic study

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 903-908

  Schweitzer, Timothy P ^a   Rayan, Ghazi M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b Oklahoma City OK 73112 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

finger deformities; kinematics; mallet deformity; Terminal tendon

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FINGER; FROZEN SECTION; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDEX FINGER; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON; TENDON SURGERY; TENSION; WRIST;

BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FINGER JOINT; HUMANS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TENDONS;

EID: 4744369288     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2004.04.025     Document Type: Article

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