Wrist Biomechanics

Kinematic “4 Dimensional” CT Imaging in the Assessment of Wrist Biomechanics Before and After Surgical Repair

AIM Describe the use of 320 row detector CT scanner for 4 Dimensional CT acquisition on a specialized platform designed for wrist kinematic evaluation and to demonstrate the utility of 4 Dimensional CT in the assessment of wrist biomechanics before and after surgical repair. MATERIALS AND METHODS Six wrists (1 volunteer and 4 patients) were uniformly imaged with conventional X-rays and 4 Dime...

Biomechanics

1 Department of Animal Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Trasmontaña S/N, Arucas, 35413 Las Palmas, Spain 2Department of Compared Anatomy and Pathology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Córdoba, Campus de Rabanales, Carretera Madrid-Cádiz Km 396 A, 14071 Córdoba, Spain 3 Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Ger...

Trigger Wrist

Trigger wrist is a relatively rare disease compared to trigger finger, which is the most common disorder found in hands. Patients with trigger wrist usually complain about the following symptoms: snapping and clicking or triggering around carpal tunnel with or without mild to moderate median neuropathy. There are a total of five cases of trigger wrist: three cases of anomalous muscle belly of f...

II. Biomechanics

IX. Biomechanics