Effect of proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint fusion on grip force and load distribution of the hand

Authors :: Reger, A
Mühldorfer-Fodor, M
Prommersberger, KJ
Van Schoonhoven, J
Source :: 14th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT); 20190617-20190621; Berlin; DOCIFSSH19-1606 /20200206/
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House, 2020.
Abstract: Objectives/Interrogation: This study investigates in vivo if an isolated fusion of a single PIP joint influences the grip force and the load distribution of the hand when gripping a cylindrical object Methods: Ten patients, who had one single PIP joint fused due to posttraumatic joint destruction[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]<br />14th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT)

Subjects :: body regions
musculoskeletal diseases
PIP-joints
ddc: 610
Arthrodesis
lipids (amino acids, peptides, and proteins)
grip-force
610 Medical sciences
Medicine

Language :: English
Database :: OpenAIRE
Journal :: 14th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT); 20190617-20190621; Berlin; DOCIFSSH19-1606 /20200206/
Accession number :: edsair.doi.dedup.....c6ce4b3e139e79a2f030a5f96a5472c2
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.3205/19ifssh1009

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