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Flexor digitorum profundus muscle of hand

Known as: Flexor Digitorum Profundus, Flexor digitorum profundus muscle, Musculus flexor digitorum profundus 
A muscle in the forearm beginning at the head of the ulna and ending with four tendons projecting to the second, third, fourth, and fifth fingers… 
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Review
2007
Review
2007
Applications of magnetic resonance elastography to healthy and pathologic skeletal muscle
Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) is capable of noninvasively quantifying the mechanical properties of skeletal muscles in… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Bridging tendon defects using autologous tenocyte engineered tendon in a hen model.
Tendon defects remain a major concern in plastic surgery because of the limited availability of tendon autografts. Whereas immune… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Biomechanical analysis of the cruciate four-strand flexor tendon repair.
The purpose of this study was to develop and test in vitro a new flexor tendon suture technique that was simple and easy to… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Molecular studies in flexor tendon wound healing: the role of basic fibroblast growth factor gene expression.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Architecture of selected muscles of the arm and forearm: anatomy and implications for tendon transfer.
Review
1989
Review
1989
Structural specialization in tendons under compression.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Acute effects of exercise on MR imaging of skeletal muscle in normal volunteers.
Exercise is known to produce changes in the amount and distribution of water in skeletal muscle. Because MR imaging is highly… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
The influence of mechanical forces on the glycosaminoglycan content of the rabbit flexor digitorum profundus tendon.
The physical forces acting on the flexor digitorum profundus tendon of the rabbit were altered by anterior translocation of the… 
Highly Cited
1960
Highly Cited
1960
Flexor-tendon ruptures in the forearm and hand.
Eighty ruptures of flexor tendons, occurring over a thirteen-year period in the fingers in seventy-eight patients, were studied… 
Review
1956
Review
1956
Tendon grafts for flexor tendon injuries in the fingers and thumb; a study of technique and results.
1. A series of 149 consecutive cases of flexor tendon grafting in the fingers and thumb is reviewed and the results are analysed… 
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