Strength Measurements of the Intrinsic Hand Muscles: A Review of the Development and Evaluation of the Rotterdam Intrinsic Hand Myometer

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 393-402

  Schreuders, Ton A R ^a   Selles, Ruud W ^a   Roebroeck, Marij E ^a   Stam, Henk J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DYNAMOMETRY; FINGER; FUNCTION TEST; HAND FUNCTION; HAND GRIP; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; MUSCLE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ROTTERDAM INTRINSIC HAND MYOMETER; THUMB; ULNAR NERVE;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 33750089765     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: 1545004X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.jht.2006.07.024     Document Type: Article

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