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Contact Pressures within Wrist Joints

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Advances in the Biomechanics of the Hand and Wrist

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSA,volume 256))

Abstract

Normal carpal mechanics relies on the complex interplay between a sophisticated arrangement of carpal ligaments and carpal bone morphology.25,32 A number of biomechanical studies have been performed to define the kinematics of the normal wrist and the changes in kinematics seen in degenerative states. Early workers studied x-ray films and cadaver specimens to observe relative motions in the wrist.15,19,25 Investigators had also used quantified, three-dimensional techniques, such as sonic digitizers,2,5 instrumented electromechanical linkages,50 radiostereophotogrammetric techniques,10 or three-dimensional computer imaging,4 to define precise intercarpal motions.

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Viegas, S.F., Patterson, R.M. (1994). Contact Pressures within Wrist Joints. In: Schuind, F., An, K.N., Cooney, W.P., Garcia-Elias, M. (eds) Advances in the Biomechanics of the Hand and Wrist. NATO ASI Series, vol 256. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9107-5_13

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