Assessment of Flexor carpi ulnaris function for tendon transfer surgery

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2130-2135

  Kreulen, Mick ^a,b   Smeulders, Mark J C ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Flexor carpi ulnaris muscle; Length force relationship; Tendon transfer

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE; SURGERY;

FLEXOR CARPI ULNARIS; FLEXOR CARPI ULNARIS MUSCLE; INTER-INDIVIDUAL VARIETIES; LENGTH-FORCE RELATIONSHIP; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PASSIVE FORCES; SURGICAL TECHNIQUES; TENDON TRANSFER;

TENDONS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR CARPI ULNARIS; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON TRANSFER; WRIST; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; FOREARM; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TENDON TRANSFER; WRIST;

EID: 52649139960     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.04.030     Document Type: Article

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