Clinical Mechanics of the HandThis book serves as a practical text on the subject of hand surgery that covers all of the practical mechanical principles in a nonthreatening way. The book covers all of the basic elements of the forces that result in movement of the hand, and all the forces that hinder its movement. The authors quantify those elements in manner in which surgeons and therapists can judge their own measure of success or failure as they try to repair and restore movement to damaged hands. |
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abductor action active actual allow angle applied attached axis band becomes bone brevis cause CMC joint contraction cross curve deviation distal dorsal effect elastic elbow excursion extension extensor carpi radialis external fiber length fibers flex flexion flexor flexor pollicis longus force forearm fraction function give graft hand hold important index finger insertion interphalangeal joint intrinsic lateral length lengthening limited lumbrical mean measured mechanical ment metacarpal metacarpophalangeal joint middle moment arm motion motor move movement MP joint muscle muscle fibers nerve normal Note operation opposing origin palmar palmaris longus palsy paralysis passive patient pinch pollicis longus position pressure profundus pronator proximal pull radial range resting ring rotation side skin sling stability strength stress stretch surface surgeon surgery tendon tendon transfer tension therapist thumb tion tissue torque transfer ulnar wrist