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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-12-17
pubmed:abstractText
A method was developed to indirectly measure friction between the flexor tendons and pulleys of the middle and ring finger in vivo. An isokinetic movement device to determine maximum force of wrist flexion, interphalangeal joint flexion (rolling in and out) and isolated proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint flexion was built. Eccentric and concentric maximum force of these three different movements where gliding of the flexor tendon sheath was involved differently (least in wrist flexion) was measured and compared. Fifty-one hands in 26 male subjects were evaluated. The greatest difference between eccentric and concentric maximum force (29.9%) was found in flexion of the PIP joint. Differences in the rolling in and out movement (26.8%) and in wrist flexion (14.5%) were significantly smaller. The force of friction between flexor tendons and pulleys can be determined by the greater difference between eccentric and concentric maximum force provided by the same muscles in overcoming an external force during flexion of the interphalangeal joints and suggests the presence of a non-muscular force, such as friction. It constitutes of 9% of the eccentric flexion force in the PIP joint and therefore questions the low friction hypothesis at high loads.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0021-9290
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
63-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12485639-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:12485639-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:12485639-Finger Joint, pubmed-meshheading:12485639-Fingers, pubmed-meshheading:12485639-Friction, pubmed-meshheading:12485639-Hand Strength, pubmed-meshheading:12485639-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12485639-Isotonic Contraction, pubmed-meshheading:12485639-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12485639-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12485639-Movement, pubmed-meshheading:12485639-Muscle, Skeletal, pubmed-meshheading:12485639-Physical Exertion, pubmed-meshheading:12485639-Reproducibility of Results, pubmed-meshheading:12485639-Sensitivity and Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:12485639-Sports, pubmed-meshheading:12485639-Stress, Mechanical, pubmed-meshheading:12485639-Tendons, pubmed-meshheading:12485639-Weight-Bearing, pubmed-meshheading:12485639-Wrist Joint
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Friction between human finger flexor tendons and pulleys at high loads.
pubmed:affiliation
Orthopaedic Department, Kantonsspital Liestal, Rheinstrasse 26, 4410 Liestal, Switzerland. ankaluz@active.ch
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study