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Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena > Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena > Muscle Strength > Hand Strength > Pinch Strength

Preferred term

Pinch Strength  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Scope note

  • Force exerted when using the index finger and the thumb. It is a test for determining maximum voluntary contraction force.

History note

  • 2007

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D052581

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