Figure 3

Analysis of the mechanism of distal translation of the radius performed using computer simulation. Rotation of the radius from pronation to supination around the rotation axis using only the rotational component of the actual dynamics. In neutral and supination positions, the radius was observed to overlap the humerus at the humeroradial joint, but in actual mechanics, which includes a translational component, the radius was expected to translate distally to maintain congruency at the humeroradial joint.