[The effect of the membrana interossea antebrachii on the turning movement of the hand]

Abstract

In human cadaveric forearm specimens the membrana interossea antebrachii was examined morphologically and biomechanically. Macroscopical, submacroscopical and microscopical findings reveal new facts about the structure, texture and the microscopical details of the membrana interossea. By measuring the interosseous space and by straingage measurement of elongation of the interosseous membrane during pronation and supination the influence of the membrana interossea antebrachii on pronation and supination of the hand was analyzed biomechanically.