Journal of Hand Therapy
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 120-127 , April 2005

Finger Flexor Tendon Forces Are a Complex Function of Finger Joint Motions and Fingertip Forces

  • Jack Tigh Dennerlein, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence and reprint requests to Jack Tigh Dennerlein, PhD, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115.

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PII: S0894-1130(05)00038-4

doi: 10.1197/j.jht.2005.01.011

Journal of Hand Therapy
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 120-127 , April 2005

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