The role of the transverse carpal ligament in carpal stability: An in vitro study

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 467-471

  Tengrootenhuysen, Mike ^a   Van Riet, Roger ^d   Pimontel, Paul ^b   Bortier, Hilde ^c   Van Glabbeek, Francis ^a,d  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b ZiekenhuisNetwerk Antwerpen   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^d Monica Hospital   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel; Transverse carpal ligament

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CARPAL BONE; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; LIGAMENT; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

BIOMECHANICS; CARPAL BONES; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE;

EID: 70349311467     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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