TY - JOUR
T1 - Stability of the transverse carpal arch
T2 - An experimental study
AU - Garcia-Elias, Marc
AU - An, Kai Nan
AU - Cooney, William P.
AU - Linscheid, Ronald L.
AU - Chao, Edmund Y.S.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1989/3
Y1 - 1989/3
N2 - The mechanical characteristics of the transverse carpal arch were studied using fresh-frozen human cadaveric wrists. Tensile properties of the ligaments involved in this structure were also analyzed. The flexor retinaculum did not prove to be a major factor in the maintenance of the carpal arch since its division only reduced the global transverse carpal arch stiffness an average of 7.5%. On the contrary, the transverse intercarpal ligaments connecting the bones of the distal carpal row were shown to have an essential role in providing stability to the carpal tunnel.
AB - The mechanical characteristics of the transverse carpal arch were studied using fresh-frozen human cadaveric wrists. Tensile properties of the ligaments involved in this structure were also analyzed. The flexor retinaculum did not prove to be a major factor in the maintenance of the carpal arch since its division only reduced the global transverse carpal arch stiffness an average of 7.5%. On the contrary, the transverse intercarpal ligaments connecting the bones of the distal carpal row were shown to have an essential role in providing stability to the carpal tunnel.
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U2 - 10.1016/0363-5023(89)90021-X
DO - 10.1016/0363-5023(89)90021-X
M3 - Article
C2 - 2703675
AN - SCOPUS:0024519968
SN - 0363-5023
VL - 14
SP - 277
EP - 282
JO - Journal of Hand Surgery
JF - Journal of Hand Surgery
IS - 2 PART 1
ER -