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Force Transmission Through the Proximal Carpal Row

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Knowledge of force transmission through the wrist is of paramount importance in understanding the normal joint mechanics, and in finding an explanation for the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis and other degenerative deformations like, for example, Kienböcks disease. Also, the reconstruction of ligaments and the performance of partial intracarpal arthrodesis of the wrist bones often leads to unsatisfactory results. This has prompted us to study the intracarpal force transmission in the immediate environment of the proximal carpal row. In contrast to the fingers and the forearm, the determination of forces of several carpal bones is reflected in just a few studies.6,9,11,12,13,14,15 We first used a simplified mathematical model and then carried out measurements on fresh autopsy specimens to confirm our findings.

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  1. Biomechanics Unit, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Balgrist, University of Zürich, Forchstrasse 340, CH-800, Zürich, Switzerland

    Hans P. Kern, Hilaire A. C. Jacob & Gontran R. Sennwald

  2. Chirurgie St. Leonhard, Pestalozzistrasse 2, CH-9000, St. Gallen, Switzerland

    Gontran R. Sennwald

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  1. Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium

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  2. Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

    K. N. An  & W. P. Cooney III  & 

  3. Hospital General de Catalunya, Sant Cugat, Barcelona, Spain

    M. Garcia-Elias

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Kern, H.P., Jacob, H.A.C., Sennwald, G.R. (1994). Force Transmission Through the Proximal Carpal Row. In: Schuind, F., An, K.N., Cooney, W.P., Garcia-Elias, M. (eds) Advances in the Biomechanics of the Hand and Wrist. NATO ASI Series, vol 256. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9107-5_16

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