1. The Linburg-Comstock anomaly: incidence in Malaysians and effect on pinch strength.
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Low TH, Faruk Senan NA, and Ahmad TS
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Female, Hand Deformities, Congenital physiopathology, Humans, Malaysia epidemiology, Male, Middle Aged, Prevalence, Tendons physiopathology, Hand Deformities, Congenital epidemiology, Pinch Strength, Tendons abnormalities
- Abstract
Purpose: To obtain epidemiologic data on the Linburg-Comstock anomaly in Malaysia and to study the effect of the anomaly on key pinch strength., Methods: We examined 292 healthy subjects (162 female and 130 male) bilaterally for the presence of the Linburg-Comstock anomaly. Each subject's key pinch strength was measured bilaterally using a pinch meter., Results: The Linburg-Comstock anomaly was present in 101 of the 292 subjects (35%). Sixty-five subjects (22%) had it unilaterally, and 36 subjects (6%) had it bilaterally. The anomaly was associated with superior key pinch strength., Conclusions: The study provides epidemiologic data of this anomaly in Malaysia and considers its anatomical influence on key pinch strength., Type of Study/level of Evidence: Prognostic IV., (Copyright © 2012 American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2012
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