Reliability of Handgrip Strength Test in Elderly Subjects with Unilateral Thumb Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis
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Reliability of Pinch Strength Testing in Elderly Subjects with Unilateral Thumb Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis
[Purpose] The aim of this study was to examine the test-retest reliability of pinch strength testing in elderly subjects with thumb CMC OA. [Subjects and Methods] A total of 27 patients with unilateral right-thumb CMC OA (mean ± SD age: 81.3 ± 4.7 years) were recruited. Each patient performed three pain-free maximal isometric contractions on each hand on two occasions, one week apart. Three dif...
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عنوان ژورنال: HAND
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1558-9447,1558-9455
DOI: 10.1007/s11552-014-9678-y