Impact of hand osteoarthritis in women on maximal forces in six different grasp types

Abstract This work aims to: (1) Provide maximal hand force data on six different grasp types for healthy subjects; (2) detect grasp types with maximal force significantly affected by hand osteoarthritis (HOA) in women; (3) look for predictors to detect HOA from the maximal forces using discriminant...

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Main Authors: Verónica Gracia-Ibáñez, Néstor J. Jarque-Bou, Vicente Bayarri-Porcar, Alba Roda-Sales, Pablo Granell, Margarita Vergara, Joaquín L. Sancho-Bru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-39198-z