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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Hand Surg Am. 2012 Dec 23;38(2):278–288. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2012.10.035

Table 2.

Average (1 SD) rotation about and translation along the helical axis from the neutral-grip position. X, Y, and Z correspond to the pronation/supination, flexion/extension axis, and ulnar/radial deviation components, respectively.

Bone Motion X Y Z
rotation (deg) translation (mm) rotation (deg) translation (mm) rotation (deg) translation (mm)
MC3 Extension 0.05 (4.0) 0.04 (0.07) −53.4 (12.7) 0.31 (0.86) 4.5 (8.6) −0.15 (0.30)
Flexion 4.7 (8.3) 0.07 (0.07) 115.7 (15.9) 1.2 (1.0) −2.6 (10.1) −0.01 (0.11)
Capitate Extension −0.13 (3.5) 0.02 (0.07) −49.5 (13.0) 0.61 (0.67) 5.7 (7.8) −0.17 (0.27)
Flexion 3.9 (7.4) 0.05 (0.08) 114.7 (15.7) 1.2 (0.9) −3.1 (10.4) −0.01 (0.13)
Scaphoid Extension −5.1 (2.5) 0.17 (0.08) −37.1 (10.7) 1.2 (0.4) 10.1 (4.5) −0.36 (0.20)
Flexion 1.0 (5.5) 0.01 (0.08) 79.8 (13.0) 0.79 (0.67) −1.5 (7.1) −0.02 (0.08)
Lunate Extension −1.6 (1.7) 0.07 (0.09) −21.0 (8.1) 1.2 (0.4) 8.5 (3.7) −0.51 (0.25)
Flexion 0.14 (4.8) −0.01 (0.2) 52.6 (10.1) 1.9 (0.7) 8.9 (5.2) 0.36 (0.25)