An experimental study of the functions of the lumbrical muscles in the human hand.
An experimental study of the functions of the lumbrical muscles in the human hand.
复制标题
人手蚓状肌功能的实验研究。
作者:
K. Backhouse;W. T. Catton
The many conflicting views expressed in the literature regarding the functions of the mm. lumbricales have been reviewed by Sunderland (1945), prior to giving his own observations as to their function based on evidence of nerve injuries. More recently, Braithwaite, Channell, Moore & Whillis (1948) have presented an entirely new concept of lumbrical muscle function founded on both experimental and clinical evidence. In order to assess the validity of the different functions attributed to the lumbrical muscles, their activity has been studied here by (1) electromyography, and (2) electrical stimulation. Normal subjects, not subjected to any form of anaesthesia, were used in all the experiments, a point considered essential both to preserve the normal functional activity of all muscles associated with the mm. lumbricales in digital movements, and to avoid certain of the pitfalls encountered by previous workers in this field.