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Pinch Strength

Known as: Strength, Pinch 
Force exerted when using the index finger and the thumb. It is a test for determining maximum voluntary contraction force.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Reliability, validity, and responsiveness of myotonometric measurement of muscle tone, elasticity, and stiffness in patients with stroke.
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Hematoma and distraction arthroplasty for thumb basal joint osteoarthritis: minimum 6.5-year follow-up evaluation.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
The effect of hand osteoarthritis on grip and pinch strength and hand function in postmenopausal women
The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of osteoarthritis on hand function in postmenopausal women. One hundred… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
The contribution of the intrinsic muscles to grip and pinch strength.
Profound deficiencies occur in the intrinsic minus hand with loss of the interossei, thenar, hypothenar, and adductor pollicis… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
First metacarpal subsidence during pinch after ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition basal joint arthroplasty of the thumb.
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Radial Forearm Flap Donor‐Site Complications and Morbidity: A Prospective Study
&NA; One‐hundred patients undergoing radial forearm flap reconstruction in the head and neck over a 2‐year period were followed… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Arthroplasty of the basal joint of the thumb. Long-term follow-up after ligament reconstruction with tendon interposition.
Twenty-four thumbs of twenty-two patients were evaluated at an average of nine years (range, eight to eleven years) after a… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Effect of flavor enhancement of foods for the elderly on nutritional status: Food intake, biochemical indices, and anthropometric measures
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Long-term functional results after pollicization for the congenitally deficient thumb.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Grip and pinch strength
Key Words: hand. hand strength testing. manual strength. motor skills. tests The purpose of this study was to establish normative… 
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