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. 2010 Oct 21;469(3):868–876. doi: 10.1007/s11999-010-1638-4

Table 2.

Thumb palmar abduction strength

Hand Age (years) Number Thumb palmar abduction strength (N)
Mean SD Minimum Maximum
Dominant 4 8 14.4 3.9 7.6 19.3
Nondominant 13.0 3.6 7.6 17.9
Dominant 5 8 17.7 5.5 9.8 25.7
Nondominant 14.9 3.5 9.1 18.9
Dominant 6 13 18.1 4.2 12.3 25.6
Nondominant 17.6 3.2 13.9 23.3
Dominant 7 11 22.7 6.4 10.9 34.2
Nondominant 21.3 5.4 11.8 32.3
Dominant 8 13 25.0 4.9 16.7 34.1
Nondominant 23.7 5.3 16.6 33.7
Dominant 9 14 28.6 5.7 19.1 39.6
Nondominant 27.9 6.5 19.1 39.4
Dominant 10 13 31.2 3.2 27.1 38.1
Nondominant 28.6 3.7 23.0 34.3
Dominant 11 14 35.8 8.9 22.2 55.4
Nondominant 33.7 9.3 21.0 58.7
Dominant 12 7 36.2 6.1 28.5 46.5
Nondominant 30.2 6.7 21.5 36.7