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© 1983 British Society for Rheumatology

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GRIP STRENGTH AND TORQUOMETRY IN THE ASSESSMENT OF HAND FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

N. J. SHEEHAN1,, F. SHELDON2 and D. MARKS2

1Department of Rheumatology, St. Thomas' Hospital London SE1 7EH
2Department of Occupational Therapy, St. Thomas' Hospital London SE1 7EH

Correspondence to: Address correspondence to Dr.N.J.Sheehan, Department of Immunology, Rayne Institute, St.Tbhomas' Hospital.

Hand function was studied in 33 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Grip strength and torquometry, two distinct quantitative indices of grip, each correlated well (p<0.001) with the score obtained in an occupational therapy assessment of hand function both in the presence of active synovitis and chronic joint deformity. Grip strength correlated better with certain hand skills and torquometry with others, the relative relationships often being predictable from the type of grip entailed.

KEY WORDS: Rheumatoid arthritis, Hand function, Assessment


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