title: Grip strength in children.
abstract: The grip strength in a group of 487 healthy children aged between 5 years and 15 years was measured. There was a clear correlation between age and grip strength. Up to the age of 12 years, there was a striking parallellism between boys and girls. From the age of 13 years, boys developed a 25% stronger grip force than girls. The difference between the dominant and nondominant hand grip was not significant, but was constantly stronger in the right hand for right-hand dominant children. There was a high variation in grip forces (from 6.9 kg to 38.4 kg).
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Pellenberg, Pellenberg, Belgium.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Smet
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vercammen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D018737:Hand Strength; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values