Effects of dividing the transverse carpal ligament on the mechanical behavior of the carpal bones under axial compressive load: A finite element study

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 188-194

  Guo, Xin ^a,b   Fan, Yubo ^a   Li, Zong Ming ^b  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel; Contact stress; Three dimensional finite element analysis; Transverse carpal ligament

Indexed keywords

AXIAL COMPRESSIVE LOADS; CARPAL BONES; CARPAL TUNNEL; CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROMES; COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; CONTACT LOCATIONS; CONTACT STRESS; CONTACT STRESS DISTRIBUTIONS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS METHODS; FINITE-ELEMENT STUDIES; MECHANICAL BEHAVIORS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; THREE DIMENSIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; TRANSVERSE CARPAL LIGAMENT; VISUALIZATION SOFTWARES;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LIGAMENTS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRESSES; THERMOELECTRICITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TUNNELS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRESS; CAPITATE BONE; CARPAL BONE; CARPAL JOINT; CARTILAGE; COMPRESSION; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTACT STRESS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HAMATE BONE; LIGAMENT; LUNATE BONE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; METACARPAL BONE; PISIFORM BONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; SCAPHOID BONE; TRANSVERSE CARPAL LIGAMENT; TRAPEZIUM BONE; TRAPEZOID BONE; TRIQUETRUM BONE; ULNA; WRIST;

BIOMECHANICS; CARPAL BONES; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 59049090669     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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