Constitutive mechanical properties of carpal tunnel soft tissue structures

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a frequently encountered chronic peripheral nerve entrapment disorder caused by mechanical insult to the median nerve, which may occur from impingement by the surrounding digital flexor tendons and the tunnel boundaries. Anatomic finite element models of the carpal tunnel p...

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Main Author: Main, Erin Kimberly
Other Authors: Goetz, Jessica
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of Iowa 2011
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Online Access:https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/1015
https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2400&context=etd