A simulating analysis of the effects of increased joint stiffness on muscle loading in a thumb

BioMedical Engineering Online

Volumn 8, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Wu, John Z ^a,d   Li, Zong Ming ^b   Cutlip, Robert G ^a,e   An, Kai Nan ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e West Virginia University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR MOTIONS; GRIP STRENGTH; INVERSE DYNAMIC APPROACH; JOINT MOTION; JOINT RESISTANCE; JOINT STIFFNESS; LINKAGE SYSTEMS; METACARPOPHALANGEAL; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE LOADING; NUMERICAL TESTS; RANGE OF MOTIONS;

BIOMECHANICS; MUSCLE; STIFFNESS;

LOADING;

TRAPEZIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CARPOMETACARPAL JOINT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINGER JOINT; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THUMB; TRAPEZIUM BONE; WEIGHT BEARING;

BIOMECHANICS; CARPOMETACARPAL JOINTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINGER JOINT; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OSTEOARTHRITIS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; THUMB; TRAPEZIUM BONE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 77649267102     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1475925X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-925X-8-41     Document Type: Article

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