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Theoretical stress analysis in wrist joint--neutral position and functional position
1Rosai Rehabilitation Engineering Center and the Orthopaedic Department, Nagoya University, Japan.
Abstract:
A three-dimensional rigid body spring model (3D-RBSM) was used to analyse force distribution through the wrist joint. In the neutral position, 48% of the force was transmitted through the radioscaphoid fossa, 40% through the radiolunate fossa, and 12% through the triangular fibrocartilage complex. In the functional position, the wrist joint was slightly extended, resulting in significantly increased force through the lunate (53%). The lunate appears to bear more load than has been reported previously.
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