The effect of wrist position on the relative motion of tendon, nerve, and subsynovial connective tissue within the carpal tunnel in a human cadaver model

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1153-1158

  Yoshii, Yuichi ^a   Zhao, Chunfeng ^a   Zhao, Kristin D ^a   Zobitz, Mark E ^a   An, Kai Nan ^a   Amadio, Peter C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel; Flexor tendon; Fluoroscopy; Human cadaver; Kinematic; Median nerve; Subsynovial connective tissue (SSCT)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL BONE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FLUOROSCOPY; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MEDIAN NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SYNOVIUM; TENDON; WRIST; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; INNERVATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MEDIAN NERVE; MOVEMENT; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; TENDONS; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 49149120854     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20640     Document Type: Article

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