Surgical Mobilization of Skeletal Muscles Changes Functional Properties —Implications for Tendon Transfers

Tendon transfer surgery restores function by rerouting working muscle –tendon units to replace the function of injured or paralyzed muscles. This procedure requires mobilizing a donor muscle relative to its surrounding myofascial connections, which improves the muscle’s new line of action and increases excursion. However, the biomechanical effect of mobilization o n a donor muscle’s force-generating function has not been previously studied under in vivo conditions. The purpose of this study was to quantify the effect of surgical mobilization on active and passive biomechanical properties of 3 large rabbit hind limb muscles.
Source: The Journal of Hand Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Scientific Article Source Type: research
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