Apparent transverse compressive material properties of the digital flexor tendons and the median nerve in the carpal tunnel

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 863-868

  Main, Erin K ^b   Goetz, Jessica E ^a,b   James Rudert, M ^a   Goreham Voss, Curtis M ^a,b   Brown, Thomas D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b University of Iowa   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Flexor tendons; Mechanical properties; Median nerve

Indexed keywords

CARPAL TUNNEL; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COMPRESSION DATA; COMPRESSIVE BEHAVIOR; COMPRESSIVE PROPERTIES; CONTACT STRESS; FINITE ELEMENTS; FIRST-ORDER; FLEXOR TENDON; HYPER ELASTIC; LOW STRAINS; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MEDIAN NERVE; MEDIAN NERVES; OPTIMIZATION ROUTINE; PERIPHERAL NERVES; SOFT TISSUE;

BIOMECHANICS; DATA COMPRESSION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HISTOLOGY; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MECHANISMS; TENDONS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COMPRESSION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLEXOR TENDON; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; STRESS;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS; PRESSURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS; WRIST;

EID: 79952038604     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.12.005     Document Type: Article

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