1. Date of download: 11/15/2017
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From: Subject-Specific Carpal Ligament Elongation in Extreme Positions, Grip, and the Dart Thrower's Motion
J Biomech Eng. 2015;137(11): doi: /
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Elongation of the RSC ligament. The dashed lines represent RP values of 90% and 95%. (U) and (L) denote unloaded and loaded conditions, respectively. Top: RP values of the distal (a) and proximal (b) fibers of the RSC for all subjects within the TASK group. Bottom: elongation of the distal (c) and proximal (d) fibers of the RSC during the DTM. Each line represents a subject's elongation pattern. The symbol of each line is consistent across all figures. The solid black line represents a regression line that was fit to elongation as a function of DTM across all subjects. The R2 value of the regression line is included in the figure followed by an indication of whether the slope was significantly different than zero (* = significant: p < 0.05, NS = not significant). The RSC was elongated maximally during extreme extension. During the DTM, fibers of the dRSC also approached their maximum lengths as the wrist rotated from the neutral (0 deg) toward ulnar flexion.