Long-term outcome of muscle strength in ulnar and median nerve injury: comparing manual muscle strength testing, grip and pinch strength dynamometers and a new intrinsic muscle strength dynamometer
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Long-term outcome of muscle strength in ulnar and median nerve injury: comparing manual muscle strength testing, grip and pinch strength dynamometers and a new intrinsic muscle strength dynamometer.
OBJECTIVE To compare the outcome of muscle strength with manual muscle strength testing grip and pinch strength measurements and a dynamometer which allows for measurements of the intrinsic muscles of the hand in isolation (the Rotterdam Intrinsic Hand Myometer, RIHM). METHODS Thirty-four patients more than 2 years after ulnar and/or median nerve injury. Muscle strength was evaluated using ma...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1650-1977
DOI: 10.1080/16501970410033677