Sogacot Sociedad Gallega de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología
Jessica A. Woodworth MSa, Matthew B. McCullough BSa, Nicole M. Grosland PhDa and Brian D. Adams MD, a,
aDepartments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation and Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
Received 15 July 2005; accepted 15 March 2006. Available online 11 July 2006.
Purpose
To evaluate the impact of simulated proximal interphalangeal (PIP) arthrodeses on hand performance and to assess the resulting compensatory metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint motions in healthy subjects.