Brand P W, Beach R B, Thompson D E
J Hand Surg Am. 1981 May;6(3):209-19. doi: 10.1016/s0363-5023(81)80072-x.
Muscle strength varies enormously from person to person and even from time to time, but the ratio of strength from muscle within the same limb varies much less. The mass or volume of a muscle is proportional to its work capacity, and the fiber length of a muscle is proportional to its potential excursion. By dividing the fiber length into the volume of each muscle, the cross-sectional area of the muscle was determined, and a list of relative tension capacities of forearm and hand muscles was prepared. Although based on a small number of specimens, this list has the first data on forearm and hand muscles which should be of practical use in planning the operation of tendon transfer.
肌肉力量在人与人之间甚至在不同时间都有很大差异，但同一肢体中肌肉力量的比例变化要小得多。肌肉的质量或体积与其工作能力成正比，肌肉的纤维长度与其潜在的伸展范围成正比。通过将纤维长度除以每块肌肉的体积，确定了肌肉的横截面积，并编制了一份前臂和手部肌肉相对张力能力的清单。尽管基于少量标本，但这份清单包含了关于前臂和手部肌肉的首批数据，在规划肌腱转移手术时应具有实际用途。
