How placement affects force and contact pressure between a volar plate of the distal radius and the flexor pollicus longus tendon: a biomechanical investigation
Matityahu AM, Lapalme SN, Seth A, Marmor MT, Buckley JM, Lattanza LL. How placement affects force and contact pressure between a volar plate of the distal radius and the flexor pollicus longus tendon: a biomechanical investigation. Journal Of Hand Surgery (European Volume) 2012, 38: 144-150. PMID: 22777850, DOI: 10.1177/1753193412453436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLongus tendonVolar plateFlexor tendonsFlexor pollicis longus tendonVolar plate positionWrist extension positionsPollicis longus tendonDistal radius fracturesClinical case reportRadius fracturesInternal fixationCase reportDistal radiusCadaveric studyExtension positionTendonBiomechanical investigationScrew headIdeal positionMalposition