Finite Element Modeling of the Fingers and Wrist Flexion/Extension Effect on Median Nerve Compression

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common pathology among disorders of peripheral nervous system related to median nerve compression. To our knowledge, there are limited data on effect tendon movement This study focuses understanding carpal by simulating impact tendons caused fingers flexion Finite Element Analysis. Therefore, such modeling step toward development a personalized technique for value determining Open-source MRI human right hand was used build patient-specific phalanges fingers. soft tissues were considered as hyper-elastic materials, while bone structures elastic ones. The final finite-element model had 40 solid bodies which contacted joint. Results obtained four cases wrist movements: finger flexion, flexion/extension, and extension with subsequent flexion. Compression ranged from 129 Pa 227 Pa. results show that compression occurs faster during than or A decrease in noticed followed