A Person with a C6 Spinal Cord Injury Uses a Tenodesis

question 3

Multiple Choice

A person with a C6 spinal cord injury uses a tenodesis action at the wrist and hand to pick up objects.Which of the following statements BEST describes hand muscle function to grasp the object during this action?

• A)Isometric contraction of finger flexors with concentric contraction of wrist extensors
• B)Isometric contraction of finger flexors and wrist extensors
• C)Concentric contraction of wrist extensors with passive stretching of finger flexors
• D)Eccentric contraction of wrist extensors with passive stretching of finger flexors