title: Optimal position for the one-bone forearm. An analysis using a hinged brace in normal subjects.
abstract: The purpose of the present study was to determine whether there is an optimal position for fixation of the one-bone forearm. Eight normal individuals were fitted with a hinged brace which fixed the position of pronation and supination and underwent functional hand testing using the tests of Jebsen et al. Our results indicate that a one-bone forearm in a position of 30 degrees of pronation will provide the best function for writing and working with small objects using the dominant arm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Occupational Therapy, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Blazer
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Bozentka
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Naranja
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Roros
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001915:Braces; D004867:Equipment Design; D005542:Forearm / Q000502:physiology; D006225:Hand / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D011403:Pronation; D011884:Radius / Q000601:surgery*; D013484:Supination; D014457:Ulna / Q000601:surgery*