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Force‐amplifying implant to improve key pinch strength in tendon transfer surgery: Cadaver model proof‐of‐concept

open access: yesJournal of Orthopaedic Research, 2023
The brachioradialis (BR) to flexor pollicis longus (FPL) tendon transfer surgery is a common procedure used to restore key pinch grip for incomplete spinal cord injury patients. However, the procedure only restores 22% of the physiological grip strength,
Hantao Ling   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effect of pinch types on pinch force sense in healthy adults

open access: yesFrontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2022
Pinch force sense plays an important role in the performance of daily finger movements, including tip, key, palmar pinch. The present study investigated the roles of pinch type in the sensation of pinch force among healthy participants in the ipsilateral
Lin Li   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

NORMAL VALUES OF KEY PINCH STRENGTH IN A HEALTHY NIGERIAN POPULATION. [PDF]

open access: yesAnn Ib Postgrad Med, 2015
Background: With the severity of machine hand injuries in our environment, the need to determine the normal values for key pinch strength with which to compare restorative surgeries was justified.
Michael AI   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Pinching a glass reveals key properties of its soft spots [PDF]

open access: yesProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2020
Significance Glasses form when liquids are quickly cooled. Many of the properties of glasses are universal—i.e., independent of their composition and the liquid-phase temperature T p
Corrado Rainone   +2 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Hand Strength Deficit in Patients with Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

open access: yesDiagnostics, 2021
Neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (NTOS) is a chronic painful and disabling condition. Patients complain about upper-limb paresthesia or weakness. Weakness has been considered one of the diagnostic criteria of NTOS, but objective comparisons to healthy
Alban Fouasson-Chailloux   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigating the impact of demographic factors and working with computers on the hand grip and pinch strength of office workers [PDF]

open access: yesطب کار, 2023
Investigating the impact of demographic factors and working with computers on the hand grip and pinch strength of office workers Hosseini MH1[1], Sharifzadeh GH R2, Akbari A3 1 Department of Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, School of Health,
Mohammad hamed Hosseini   +2 more
doaj  

Pinch grip strength and fine manual control in children with diplegic cerebral palsy: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesBulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy, 2021
Background In children with spastic diplegia, efficient use of the upper extremity especially the hands play an important role in participation in daily living. Hands can perform heavy activities and also enable to perform extremely gentle, skillful, and
Asmaa Ahmed Abd El-samad   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of hand hydraulic dynamometers as an overall evaluation of the upper-limb weakness in patients with thoracic outlet syndrome

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2022
Patients with neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome report pain and upper-limb weakness. They complain about weakness occurring on the entire upper-limb, especially at the hand and the shoulder levels.
Alban Fouasson-Chailloux   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

Grip and Pinch Strength Norms for Michigan Workers

open access: yesOpen Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2013
The purpose of this study was to create a norm reference of current grip and pinch strength norms for working-age Michigan adults. This normative study included a convenience sample of 179 volunteers who were employees at car plants in South East ...
Joel M. Phillips M.S., OTRL   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Metacarpophalangeal Arthrodesis with Resection-suspension Arthroplasty in First Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis

open access: yesRevista Iberoamericana de Cirugía de la Mano, 2020
First carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis (CMC-1) may develop first metacarpophalangeal joint hyperextension (MCP-1). We enrolled patients with CMC-1 osteoarthritis and MCP-1 hyperextension ≥40 degrees treated with resection-suspension arthroplasty and ...
Jose A. Oteo-Maldonado   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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