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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Sep 20.
Published in final edited form as: J Hand Surg Am. 2005 Nov;30(6):1156–1160. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2005.08.005

Table 1.

Wrist Circumduction Motion

Angular Extremes Scaphoid, degrees (SD) Lunate, degrees (SD) Third Metacarpal, degrees
Intact maximum flexion 26.0 (3.6) 18.0 (6.5) 30.0
Intact maximum extension −28.2 (2.9) −17.6 (6.3) 30.0
Intact maximum radial deviation 3.5 (1.4) 2.8 (1.4) 10.0
Intact maximum ulnar deviation −4.5 (2.5) −3.9 (1.9) 10.0
Unstable maximum flexion 33.8 (4.8) 0.8 (9.7) 30.0
Unstable maximum extension −21.8 (9.0) −23.5 (9.0) 30.0
Unstable maximum radial deviation −0.3 (7.3) 4.4 (2.7) 10.0
Unstable maximum ulnar deviation −16.6 (7.9) −3.1 (2.6) 10.0

Flexion and radial deviation are defined as positive.