Stress distribution in the bonobo (Pan paniscus) trapeziometacarpal joint during grasping

The primate thumb plays a central role in grasping and the basal trapeziometacarpal (TMC) joint is critical to its function. The TMC joint morphology varies across primates, yet little is known about form-function interaction within in the TMC joint. The purpose of this study was to investigate how...

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Main Authors: Timo van Leeuwen, G. Harry van Lenthe, Evie E. Vereecke, Marco T. Schneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2021-10-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/12068.pdf