How placement affects force and contact pressure between a volar plate of the distal radius and the flexor pollicus longus tendon: A biomechanical investigation

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 144-150

  Matityahu, A M ^a   Lapalme, S N ^b   Seth, A ^c   Marmor, M T ^a   Buckley, J M ^d,e   Lattanza, L L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Taylor Collaboration   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

biomechanical; distal radius fracture; flexor pollicis longus; Tendon rupture; tenosynovitis; volar plate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRESSURE; RADIUS FRACTURE; TENDON INJURY; VOLAR PLATE;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; CADAVER; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; PRESSURE; RADIUS FRACTURES; TENDON INJURIES; VOLAR PLATE;

EID: 84873695481     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193412453436     Document Type: Article

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