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An apparatus to measure flexor tendon excursion and angular motion of the distal interphalangeal joint in a rabbit model
Author(s) -
Younger Edward W.,
Sharkey Neil A.,
Szabo Robert M.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of orthopaedic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.041
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1554-527X
pISSN - 0736-0266
DOI - 10.1002/jor.1100060318
Subject(s) - excursion , interphalangeal joint , tendon , anatomy , distal interphalangeal joint , reproducibility , adhesion , joint (building) , medicine , measure (data warehouse) , biomedical engineering , materials science , mathematics , computer science , engineering , structural engineering , composite material , statistics , database , political science , law
Investigators evaluating flexor tendon adhesions have utilized visual, histological, and gross mechanical methods in reporting their results. We have developed a device to measure tendon excursion and distal interphalangeal joint motion for a small animal model. The device was tested for accuracy and reproducibility using the rabbit hindfoot. There was no statistical difference between the right and the left in 30 paris of feet. This device provides an accurate method to quantify tendon excursion and relative adhesion formation in a rabbit model without destroying the specimen.