Measuring the Strength of the Intrinsic Muscles of the Hand in Patients with Ulnar and Median Nerve Injuries: Reliability of the Rotterdam Intrinsic Hand Myometer (RIHM)

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 318-324

  Schreuders, Ton A R ^a   Roebroeck, Marij E ^a   Jaquet, Jean Bart ^a   Hovius, Steven E R ^a   Stam, Henk J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dynamometry; Evaluation; Intrinsic muscle strength; Median nerve; Ulnar nerve

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE INJURY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; ROTTERDAM INTRINSIC HAND MYOMETER; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 1642266462     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2003.10.024     Document Type: Article

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