Minimal Clinically Important Difference of Grip and Pinch Strength in Women With Thumb Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis When Compared to Healthy Subjects

• Published in: Rehabilitation nursing Vol. 42; no. 3; p. 139
• Main Authors: Villafañe, Jorge Hugo, Valdes, Kristin, Bertozzi, Lucia, Negrini, Stefano
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2017
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Analysis of Variance; Carpometacarpal Joints - abnormalities; Case-Control Studies; Female; Hand Strength - physiology; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Minimal Clinically Important Difference; Muscle Strength - physiology; Osteoarthritis - complications; Osteoarthritis - physiopathology; Osteoarthritis - rehabilitation; Pinch Strength - physiology; Prospective Studies; Rehabilitation Nursing - methods

The primary objective of this study was to compare grip and pinch strength between women with carpometacarpal (CMC) osteoarthritis (OA) between affected and unaffected sides of the body in patients or dominant and nondominant sides in healthy subjects. The secondary aim was to establish the cutoff v...