Normative Measurements of Grip and Pinch Strengths of 21st Century Korean Population
BackgroundMeasuring grip and pinch strength is an important part of hand injury evaluation. Currently, there are no standardized values of normal grip and pinch strength among the Korean population, and lack of such data prevents objective evaluation of post-surgical recovery in strength. This study...
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| author | Jin Hee Shim Si Young Roh Jin Soo Kim Dong Chul Lee Sae Hwi Ki Jae Won Yang Man Kyung Jeon Sang Myung Lee |
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| description | BackgroundMeasuring grip and pinch strength is an important part of hand injury evaluation. Currently, there are no standardized values of normal grip and pinch strength among the Korean population, and lack of such data prevents objective evaluation of post-surgical recovery in strength. This study was designed to establish the normal values of grip and pinch strength among the healthy Korean population and to identify any dependent variables affecting grip and pinch strength.MethodsA cross-sectional study was carried out. The inclusion criterion was being a healthy Korean person without a previous history of hand trauma. The grip strength was measured using a Jamar dynamometer. Pulp and key pinch strength were measured with a hydraulic pinch gauge. Intra-individual and inter-individual variations in these variables were analyzed in a standardized statistical manner.ResultsThere were a total of 336 healthy participants between 13 and 77 years of age. As would be expected in any given population, the mean grip and pinch strength was greater in the right hand than the left. Male participants (137) showed mean strengths greater than female participants (199) when adjusted for age. Among the male participants, anthropometric variables correlated positively with grip strength, but no such correlations were identifiable in female participants in a statistically significant way.ConclusionsObjective measurements of hand strength are an important component of hand injury evaluation, and population-specific normative data are essential for clinical and research purposes. This study reports updated normative hand strengths of the South Korean population in the 21st century. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-38ebf07b55044dc18230da45b47660fd2022-12-22T02:15:01ZengThieme Medical Publishers, Inc.Archives of Plastic Surgery2234-61632234-61712013-01-014015256237Normative Measurements of Grip and Pinch Strengths of 21st Century Korean PopulationJin Hee Shim0Si Young Roh1Jin Soo Kim2Dong Chul Lee3Sae Hwi Ki4Jae Won Yang5Man Kyung Jeon6Sang Myung Lee7Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gwangmyeong Sung-Ae General Hospital, Gwangmyeong, Korea.Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gwangmyeong Sung-Ae General Hospital, Gwangmyeong, Korea.Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gwangmyeong Sung-Ae General Hospital, Gwangmyeong, Korea.Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gwangmyeong Sung-Ae General Hospital, Gwangmyeong, Korea.Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gwangmyeong Sung-Ae General Hospital, Gwangmyeong, Korea.Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gwangmyeong Sung-Ae General Hospital, Gwangmyeong, Korea.Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gwangmyeong Sung-Ae General Hospital, Gwangmyeong, Korea.Department of Hand and Microsurgery, The Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.BackgroundMeasuring grip and pinch strength is an important part of hand injury evaluation. Currently, there are no standardized values of normal grip and pinch strength among the Korean population, and lack of such data prevents objective evaluation of post-surgical recovery in strength. This study was designed to establish the normal values of grip and pinch strength among the healthy Korean population and to identify any dependent variables affecting grip and pinch strength.MethodsA cross-sectional study was carried out. The inclusion criterion was being a healthy Korean person without a previous history of hand trauma. The grip strength was measured using a Jamar dynamometer. Pulp and key pinch strength were measured with a hydraulic pinch gauge. Intra-individual and inter-individual variations in these variables were analyzed in a standardized statistical manner.ResultsThere were a total of 336 healthy participants between 13 and 77 years of age. As would be expected in any given population, the mean grip and pinch strength was greater in the right hand than the left. Male participants (137) showed mean strengths greater than female participants (199) when adjusted for age. Among the male participants, anthropometric variables correlated positively with grip strength, but no such correlations were identifiable in female participants in a statistically significant way.ConclusionsObjective measurements of hand strength are an important component of hand injury evaluation, and population-specific normative data are essential for clinical and research purposes. This study reports updated normative hand strengths of the South Korean population in the 21st century.http://www.e-aps.org/upload/pdf/aps-40-52.pdfHand strengthPinch strengthMuscle dynamometerKorean populationDemographic transition |
| spellingShingle | Jin Hee Shim Si Young Roh Jin Soo Kim Dong Chul Lee Sae Hwi Ki Jae Won Yang Man Kyung Jeon Sang Myung Lee Normative Measurements of Grip and Pinch Strengths of 21st Century Korean Population Archives of Plastic Surgery Hand strength Pinch strength Muscle dynamometer Korean population Demographic transition |
| title | Normative Measurements of Grip and Pinch Strengths of 21st Century Korean Population |
| title_full | Normative Measurements of Grip and Pinch Strengths of 21st Century Korean Population |
| title_fullStr | Normative Measurements of Grip and Pinch Strengths of 21st Century Korean Population |
| title_full_unstemmed | Normative Measurements of Grip and Pinch Strengths of 21st Century Korean Population |
| title_short | Normative Measurements of Grip and Pinch Strengths of 21st Century Korean Population |
| title_sort | normative measurements of grip and pinch strengths of 21st century korean population |
| topic | Hand strength Pinch strength Muscle dynamometer Korean population Demographic transition |
| url | http://www.e-aps.org/upload/pdf/aps-40-52.pdf |
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