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Effect of the grasping force doubling on the relative contribution of the thumb tangential force into the total tangential force, %. Group averages and standard errors. Note that the total tangential force equaled the supported load and hence remained constant across the tasks. Note also that in the tasks with the large supination efforts (L4), the entire handle weight was supported by the thumb.
