Table 1.
Anthropometric and maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) measurements taken on subjects. The values reported are: mean (standard deviation).
Hand Measurements | ||||
Hand Length (cm) | 19.2 (1.0) | |||
Hand Breadth (cm) | 8.7 (0.7) | |||
Wrist Circumference (cm) | 16.7 (0.7) | |||
Four-finger MVC (N) | 67.0 (12.5) | |||
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Finger Measurements | ||||
I | M | R | L | |
Total Length (cm) | 9.9 (0.7) | 10.9 (0.4) | 10.2 (0.8) | 8.2 (0.7) |
Proximal Phalangeal Length (cm) | 4.9 (0.4) | 5.3 (0.2) | 4.8 (0.6) | 4.0 (0.5) |
Middle Phalangeal Length (cm) | 2.7 (0.2) | 3.1 (0.3) | 3.2 (0.5) | 2.5 (0.4) |
Distal Phalangeal Length (cm) | 2.4 (0.2) | 2.5 (0.2) | 2.5 (0.2) | 2.3 (0.3) |
Proximal Phalangeal Circumference (cm) | 6.5 (0.3) | 6.4 (0.3) | 6.2 (0.3) | 5.4 (0.3) |
Middle Phalangeal Circumference (cm) | 5.7 (0.1) | 5.8 (0.2) | 5.5 (0.3) | 4.8 (0.2) |
Distal Phalangeal Circumference (cm) | 5.2 (0.2) | 5.3 (0.2) | 4.9 (0.1) | 4.5 (0.1) |
MVC (N) | 33.8 (7.9) | 26.9 (5.1) | 22.7 (8.3) | 18.2 (4.9) |