The phenomenon of twisted growth: humeral torsion in dominant arms of high performance tennis players

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-93

  Taylor, R E ^a   Zheng, C ^a   Jackson, R P ^a   Doll, J C ^a   Chen, J C ^a   Holzbaur, K R S ^b   Besier, T ^c   Kuhl, E ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone mass density changes; Finite element analysis; Functional adaptation; Musculoskeletal analysis; Sports medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERALIZATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; HUMERUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TENNIS; TORSION;

BONE DENSITY; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TENNIS; TORSION ABNORMALITY;

EID: 63849196283     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255840802178046     Document Type: Article

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