The influence of concentric and eccentric loading on the finger pulley system

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 2124-2128

  Schoffl I ^a   Oppelt, K ^a   Jungert J ^a   Schweizer, A ^b   Bayer, T ^c   Neuhuber, W ^a   Schoffl V ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c KLINIKUM BAMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Climbing; Eccentric concentric loading; Friction; Pulley rupture

Indexed keywords

CLIMBING; CONCENTRIC LOADING; ECCENTRIC LOADING; ECCENTRIC/CONCENTRIC LOADING; FINGER PULLEY SYSTEM; FLEXOR TENDON; LOADING CONDITION; LOADING DEVICES; PULLEY RUPTURE; PULLEY SYSTEMS;

BIOMECHANICS; FRICTION; LOADS (FORCES); MUSCLE; TENDONS; TRIBOLOGY;

LOADING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FINGER; FINGER FRACTURE; FLEXOR TENDON; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOADING TEST; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHALANX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON RUPTURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELASTIC MODULUS; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; FINGERS; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RUPTURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 69449095001     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.05.033     Document Type: Article

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