Mechanical effect of rat flexor carpi ulnaris muscle after tendon transfer: Does it generate a wrist extension moment?

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 607-614

  Maas, Huub ^a   Huijing, Peter A ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomechanical models; Forelimb; Reconstructive surgery; Scar tissue

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CARPAL JOINT; FORELIMB; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON TRANSFER; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CARPAL JOINTS; CARPUS, ANIMAL; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TENDON TRANSFER;

EID: 84859604729     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01275.2011     Document Type: Article

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