Joint Contact Pressures within the Normal Wrist: Experimental Versus Analytical Studies
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The forces applied to the wrist joint are mainly the result of those externally applied, and of those exerted by the wrist and fingers flexor and extensor muscle-tendon units. The transmission of these forces through the 8 carpal bones to the radius and ulna is difficult to assess, due to the complexity [1] of the geometry of the carpus, which constantly changes with position and function, [2] of the mechanical properties of the cartilage of the various joints and of the triangular fibrocartilage (TFC), and [3] of the disposition of the numerous ligaments which spread the forces throughout the wrist articular complex. During the past years, there has been however a number of attempts to measure or to calculate the joint contact pressures within the wrist joints.
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Wrist Joint Force Transmission Carpal Bone Distal Radioulnar Joint Joint Contact Force
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