Biomechanical Analysis of Force Distribution in Human Finger Extensor Mechanisms

Table 2

The predicted length changes and tendon forces for each tendon component of the extensor mechanism during maximum isometric finger pressing at posture 2.

Tendon component	Length change (mm)	Force (N)
E0E	0.237	35.47
AB	0.090	23.09
BC	0.191	24.07
CD	0.0271	79.81
EF	0.0121	14.61
FG	0.0186	8.00
GH	0.0132	10.58
GB	−0.0081	0
HA	0.0006	0.07
EL	0.170	20.52
LM	0.373	16.03
MN	0.688	55.07
MB	−0.004	0
NA	0.002	0.21
FA	0.151	6.05
GC	0.276	20.68
LA	0.122	4.86
MC	0.514	38.53