Kinematic evaluation of the finger's interphalangeal joints coupling mechanism-variability, flexion-extension differences, triggers, locking swanneck deformities, anthropometric correlations

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2381-2393

  Leijnse, J N A L ^a,b,c   Quesada, P M ^a   Spoor, C W ^d  

^a University of Louisville   (United States)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Coordination; Extensor mechanism; Finger; Interphalangeal joints; Swanneck deformity; Trigger finger

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMORPHIC ROBOTS; BIOMECHANICS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); KINEMATICS; LOCKS (FASTENERS); TRAJECTORIES;

COORDINATION; EXTENSOR MECHANISM; FINGER; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINTS; SWANNECK DEFORMITY; TRIGGER FINGERS;

TENDONS;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DEFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISTAL INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; FLEXOR TENDON; GRAVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; ROBOTICS; TRIGGER FINGER; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 77955552498     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.04.021     Document Type: Article

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