Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 25, Issue 8 , Pages 776-780 , October 2010

Biomechanics of the transverse carpal arch under carpal bone loading

  • Kai-Hua Xiu

      Affiliations

    • Hand Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    • School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100086, PR China
    • ,
  • Joo-Han Kim

      Affiliations

    • Hand Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    • ,
  • Zong-Ming Li

      Affiliations

    • Hand Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44122, USA
    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44122, USA
    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44122, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, ND20, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.

Received 18 January 2010 ,Accepted 25 May 2010.

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PII: S0268-0033(10)00159-2

doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2010.05.011

Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 25, Issue 8 , Pages 776-780 , October 2010

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