The mechanical properties of the rabbit carpal tunnel subsynovial connective tissue

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 3519-3522

  Yamaguchi, Taihei ^a   Osamura, Naoki ^a   Zhao, Chunfeng ^a   Zobitz, Mark E ^a   An, Kai Nan ^a   Amadio, Peter C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Carpal tunnel; Flexor tendon; Rabbit; Subsynovial connective tissue

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; TENDONS; TUNNELS;

CARPAL TUNNEL; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROMES; COMPREHENSIVE STUDIES; CONNECTIVE TISSUES; FLEXOR TENDON; MATERIAL PROPERTIES; MAXIMUM SHEARS; MEAN ENERGIES; RABBIT; RABBIT MODELS; SAMPLE SIZES; SHEAR PROPERTIES; SHEARING FORCES; STRUCTURAL PARAMETERS; SUBSYNOVIAL CONNECTIVE TISSUE; TESTING MODELS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FLEXOR TENDON; FOREFOOT; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SHEAR STRESS; SYNOVIUM;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CARPAL JOINTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RABBITS; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; TENDONS;

EID: 56549102683     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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