Carpal tunnel mechanics and its relevance to carpal tunnel syndrome

ZM Li, DB Jordan - Human movement science, 2023 - Elsevier
The carpal tunnel is an elaborate biomechanical structure whose pathomechanics plays an
essential role in the development of carpal tunnel syndrome. The purpose of this article is to …

Three-dimensional carpal arch morphology using robot-assisted ultrasonography

R Shah, ZM Li - IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: The morphology of the carpal arch implicates the available space for the median
nerve within the carpal tunnel. The purposes of this study were to 1) reconstruct the three …

Non-Surgical Carpal Arch Space Augmentation for Median Nerve Decompression

ZM Li - Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The carpal tunnel is a tightly bounded space, making the median nerve prone to
compression and eventually leading to carpal tunnel syndrome. Carpal tunnel release …

Carpal arch changes in response to thenar muscle loading

H Zhang, J Loss, ZM Li - Journal of …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This study investigated the biomechanical effects of thenar muscles (abductor pollicis brevis
(APB), superficial head of flexor pollicis brevis (sFPB), opponens pollicis (OPP)) on the …

Thenar and hypothenar muscle coverage on the transverse carpal ligament

F Alsafar, ZM Li - Journal of wrist surgery, 2022 - thieme-connect.com
Background The purpose of the study was to examine the coverage of thenar and
hypothenar muscles on the transverse carpal ligament (TCL) in the radioulnar direction …

Palmar musculature: Does it affect the development of carpal tunnel syndrome? A pilot study

T Simcox, L Seo, K Dunham, S Huang… - Journal of Wrist …, 2021 - thieme-connect.com
Background The etiology of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is multifactorial. Static
mechanical characteristics of CTS have been described, but dynamic (muscular) parameters …

Association Between Thenar Musculature and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

RA Halpern, S Huang, K Dunham… - The Journal of Hand …, 2024 - World Scientific
Background: Dynamic forces acting on the transverse carpal ligament (TCL) may influence
the mechanics of the carpal tunnel (CT), thus affecting the occurrence of CT syndrome …

[PDF][PDF] Opponens pollicis in fetuses: classifications, measurements, and clinical implications

SS Adanir, MF Ergün, İ Bahşi, P Kervancioğlu… - Eur. J …, 2024 - researchgate.net
SUMMARY A fetal investigation on the anatomical properties of opponens pollicis was not
encountered in the literature in terms of surgical procedures performed in the early …

[LIVRE][B] Mechanical Interactions Between the Transverse Carpal Ligament and Thenar Muscles

H Zhang - 2021 - search.proquest.com
The transverse carpal ligament (TCL) is the primary origin of the thenar muscles, which
renders a structural basis for the biomechanical interaction between the TCL and thenar …