Zong-Ming Li

Staff
Biomedical Engineering
Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute
United States of America

Professor Medicine
Biography

Li performs orthopaedic biomechanics and rehabilitation research of the hand and upper extremity. Currently, our research activities focus on carpal tunnel mechanics and hand sensorimotor function with a clinical focus on carpal tunnel syndrome.

Research Intrest

Li research includes laboratory studies how the hand, wrist, and arms move and how to help them heal. Our research activities focus on how muscles, nerves, and tendons and ligaments work in carpal tunnel syndrome.

List of Publications
Shen ZL, Li ZM (2013). Biomechanical interaction between the transverse carpal ligament and the thenar muscles. Journal of Applied Physiology 114:225-229
Marquardt TL, Nataraj R, Evans PJ, Seitz WH, Li ZM (2014). Carpal tunnel syndrome impairs thumb opposition and circumduction motion. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 472:2526–2533
Nataraj R, Evans PJ, Seitz WH, Li ZM (2014). Pathokinematics of precision pinch movement associated with carpal tunnel syndrome. Journal of Orthopaedic Research 32:786-792