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Table 2 Summary of studies evaluating pinch grip

From: Power grip, pinch grip, manual muscle testing or thenar atrophy – which should be assessed as a motor outcome after carpal tunnel decompression? A systematic review

Reference Instrument Unit of measurement Protocol Position Key Pinch Tip Pinch Tripod Pinch
Agee et al., 1992 [9] NR %2 NR NR ✓ ✓  
Brown et al., 1993 [10] JAMAR lb3 NR NR ✓   
Brüser et al., 1994 [18] B % NR NR ✓ ✓  
Dias et al., 2004 [29] JAMAR kg NR NR   ✓  
Erdmann, 1994 [11] JAMAR lb NR NR Not specified   
Ferdinand & Maclean, 2002 [22] B&L NR NR NR ✓   
Foulkes et al., 1994 [12] B&L lb NR NR ✓ ✓ ✓
MacDermid et al., 2003 [24] pinch device NK1 kg NR3 NR3 ✓   ✓
Mackenzie et al., 2000 [19] B&L kg NR NR ✓   
Mackinnon et al., 1991 [8] NR NR NR NR Not specified   
Nakamichi & Tachibana 1997 [17] NR kg NR NR ✓   
Sennwald & Benedetti, 1995 [13] B&L lb NR NR ✓   
Trumble et al., 2002 [20] pinch meter2 kg NR NR ✓   ✓
Wong et al., 2003 [27] NR % NR NR Not specified   
Total      10 4 3
  1. % = percent change from preoperative value
  2. NR = not reported
  3. lb = pounds
  4. kg = kilograms
  5. B&L pinch gauge (B&L Engineering, Santa Fe, CA)
  6. 1NK Biotechnical Xorp, Minneapolis, MN
  7. 2Therapeutic instruments, Clifton, New Jersey
  8. 3 Reference to reliability studies provided.
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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