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Anatomical description of hand positions definitions.
| Hand Position | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Neutral, finger adduction |
| 2 | Finger flexion |
| 3 | Palmar flexion (~30°) and finger flexion (~30°) |
| 4 | Palmar flexion (~30°) and full finger flexion |
| 5 | Palmar flexion (~30°) and finger flexion (~45°) |
| 6 | Hand extension |
| 7 | Neutral, finger adduction |
| 8 | Finger abduction |
| 9 | Hand pronation, finger adduction, 1st and 5th digit opposition |
| 10 | Hand supination, finger adduction, 1st and 5th digit opposition |
