The influence of the crimp and slope grip position on the finger pulley system

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 2183-2187

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c KLINIKUM BAMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cadaver study; Climbing; Finger biomechanics; Pulley rupture; Slope crimp position

Indexed keywords

CADAVER STUDY; CLIMBING; FINGER BIOMECHANICS; PULLEY RUPTURE; SLOPE/CRIMP POSITION;

BIOMECHANICS; LOADING;

TENDONS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER; FLEXOR TENDON; FORCE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

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

EID: 69449105237     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.04.049     Document Type: Article

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