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Moment arms of the digital flexor tendons at the wrist: role of differential loading in stability of carpal tunnel tendons. 1998

J M Agee, and T R Maher, and M S Thompson
Hand Biomechanics Lab, Inc, Sacramento, CA 95825, USA.

When a flexor digitorum superficialis tendon crossing a flexed or extended wrist has a load applied to it in excess of that applied to adjacent tendons, that tendon may translate across the carpal tunnel. In 6 cadaver specimens, each of the 9 carpal tunnel tendons was loaded with a baseline tension of 85 g and the moment arms of the flexor pollicis longus and the 4 flexor digitorum superficialis tendons were determined. Applying a higher 540-g load to individual flexor digitorum superficialis tendons and the flexor pollicis longus while loading the remaining tendons with the baseline 85-g tension significantly changed the moment arms from those measured under baseline load. The results demonstrated that tendons with applied differential loads in the carpal tunnel shift their positions, as revealed by their changing moment arms.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008433 Mathematics The deductive study of shape, quantity, and dependence. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Mathematic
D009068 Movement The act, process, or result of passing from one place or position to another. It differs from LOCOMOTION in that locomotion is restricted to the passing of the whole body from one place to another, while movement encompasses both locomotion but also a change of the position of the whole body or any of its parts. Movement may be used with reference to humans, vertebrate and invertebrate animals, and microorganisms. Differentiate also from MOTOR ACTIVITY, movement associated with behavior. Movements
D002102 Cadaver A dead body, usually a human body. Corpse,Cadavers,Corpses
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000704 Analysis of Variance A statistical technique that isolates and assesses the contributions of categorical independent variables to variation in the mean of a continuous dependent variable. ANOVA,Analysis, Variance,Variance Analysis,Analyses, Variance,Variance Analyses
D001696 Biomechanical Phenomena The properties, processes, and behavior of biological systems under the action of mechanical forces. Biomechanics,Kinematics,Biomechanic Phenomena,Mechanobiological Phenomena,Biomechanic,Biomechanic Phenomenas,Phenomena, Biomechanic,Phenomena, Biomechanical,Phenomena, Mechanobiological,Phenomenas, Biomechanic
D013710 Tendons Fibrous bands or cords of CONNECTIVE TISSUE at the ends of SKELETAL MUSCLE FIBERS that serve to attach the MUSCLES to bones and other structures. Endotenon,Epotenon,Tendons, Para-Articular,Tendons, Paraarticular,Endotenons,Epotenons,Para-Articular Tendon,Para-Articular Tendons,Paraarticular Tendon,Paraarticular Tendons,Tendon,Tendon, Para-Articular,Tendon, Paraarticular,Tendons, Para Articular
D014955 Wrist Joint The joint that is formed by the distal end of the RADIUS, the articular disc of the distal radioulnar joint, and the proximal row of CARPAL BONES; (SCAPHOID BONE; LUNATE BONE; triquetral bone). Joint, Wrist,Joints, Wrist,Wrist Joints

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