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© 1987 British Society for Rheumatology

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FINGER FLEXION FUNCTION IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: THE RELIABILITY OF EIGHT SIMPLE TESTS

R. D. ARMSTRONG*, A. HORROCKS, S. RICKMAN, I. HEINRICH, A. KAY and T. GIBSON

Guy's Hospital London SE1 9RT, UK

Correspondence to: Address correspondence to: Dr. T. Gibson, Rheumatology Unit, Guy's Hospital, London SE1 9RT, UK

The inter- and intra-observer errors of eight tests of finger flexion function were estimated from the results obtained by three observers assessing 10 patients with rheumatoid hand involvement. Measurements of finger flexion and muscle power involved both conventional and novel techniques using simple and easily constructed apparatus. For each test, measurements were in agreement between observers and were reproducible on three occasions. These tests may now be used with confidence by other investigators.

KEY WORDS: Flexor tendons, Tenosynovitis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Function

* Present address: Department of Rheumatology, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO9 4XY, UK.


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