title: Measurements of cross-sectional areas in selected human wrist-joint ligaments.
abstract: The cross-sectional area of a particular ligament is an important characteristic in order to establish the biomechanical properties of this ligament. Calculations of the cross-sectional areas of the ligaments of the wrist joint are made from two three-dimensional models. It is discussed that differences between the presented and the scarcely published data on cross-sectional areas are the result of different divisions of the wrist-joint ligamentous complex into separate ligaments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy/Embryology, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Kooloos
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Savelberg
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology*