Journal article
Assessment of strength of individual digits in persons with osteoarthritis of the hand
Abstract
Introduction The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which individual digit strength measures correlate with overall hand strength, pain and function in persons with osteoarthritis (OA) of the hand, and thereby judge whether individual digit strength measures are relevant to the clinical assessment of hand disability in this population. Methods One hundred and four community-dwelling persons with OA of the dominant hand (84 …
Authors
MacIntyre NJ; Wessel J; MacDermid JC; Galea V
Journal
Hand Therapy, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 39–44
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
6 2010
DOI
10.1258/ht.2010.010010
ISSN
1758-9983