title: Understanding the biomechanical nature of musculoskeletal tissue.
abstract: This article provides a general overview of the biomechanical principles associated with hand therapy. Specifically, it reviews the basic topics of material properties (including both theoretical principles and practical concepts), static analysis (including forces, moments, muscle forces, and Newton's laws), and ends with a clinical example involving analysis of the risk of damage to the A3 pulley.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Physiology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97405, USA. karduna@uoregon.edu
authors.forename: Andrew R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Karduna
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D055592:Biophysical Phenomena / Q000502:physiology*; D006225:Hand / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D009142:Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; D013314:Stress, Mechanical