title: Is there a correlation between mobility of the thumb and mechanical hand function?
abstract: Is there a correlation between thumb mobility and mechanical hand function? The metacarpophalangeal mobility, the web, grip force and dexterity were measured on volunteers. Statistical analysis showed a good correlation between the dominant and nondominant hand. Thumb mobility shows no correlation with grip force and dexterity while the width of the webspace has a clear influence on them. We could not find a compensatory mechanism between thumb mobility and the first web.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Pellenberg, Department of Orthopedics, K.U. Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Herck
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steenwerckx
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Smet
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fabry
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000502:physiology*; D018737:Hand Strength; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000502:physiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement; D013933:Thumb / Q000502:physiology*