Effect of carpal tunnel syndrome on grip and pinch strength compared with sex- and age-matched normative data

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2041-2045

  Baker, Nancy A ^a   Moehling, Krissy K ^a   Desai, Abhishek R ^b   Gustafson, Norman P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Hebrew Home   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRIP STRENGTH; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PINCH STRENGTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SPLINTING; STRETCHING EXERCISE; WEAKNESS; WRIST;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PINCH STRENGTH; SPLINTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84889040248     PISSN: 2151464X     EISSN: 21514658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.22089     Document Type: Article

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