Age- and gender-specific normative data of grip and pinch strength in a healthy adult Swiss population

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 76-84

  Werle, Stephan ^a,b   Goldhahn, Jörg ^a,b   Drerup, Susann ^a,b   Simmen, Beat R ^a,b   Sprott, Haiko ^a   Herren, Daniel B ^a  

^a SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dynamometer; Grip strength; Hand dominance; Hand strength; Normative data; Pinch

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DYNAMOMETER; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL VALUE; OCCUPATION; PINCH STRENGTH; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWITZERLAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; PINCH STRENGTH; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65449178056     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193408096763     Document Type: Article

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