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. 2020 Feb 8;21:53–57. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2020.01.034

Table 2.

Time (seconds) for Precision Tasks by Thumb Position and Hand Dominance (Median, Range), all thumbs.

Measurement Zipper Velcro Knot Writing Buttons Coins
Baseline ND 10 10.6 10 NT 35.75 10.38
(8.5, 5–17) (10, 5–22) (9, 6–22) (35.5, 20–62) (10, 6–15)
0° ND 9 10.87 9.75 NT 35.56 10.38
(7.5, 5–16) (10, 4–22) (9, 6–18) (33, 24–47) (10, 7–14)
15° ND 9.33 11.07 9.69 NT 32.44 12.06
(7.65, 5–21) (9, 5–19) (9.5, 7–13) (32, 13–55) (10, 6–36)
30° ND 8.19 11.13 10.44 NT 36.5 11.63
(7.5, 5–12) (9, 5–22) (10, 7–17) (38.5, 20–48) (10.5, 7–19)
45° ND 8.84 12.83 10.06 NT 33.69 12.57
(8, 6–18) (13, 5–22) (10, 8–14) (32.5, 26–51) (11.5, 9–19)
Baseline Dom 10.13 12.13 9.31 20.79 37.56 12.38
(9, 6–16) (8.5, 5–30) (9, 5–18) (18, 13–45) (30.5, 23–120) (12, 6–20)
0° Dom 9.88 11.63 12.13 20.5 40.13 12.19
(8, 6–27) (8.5, 4–30) (9.5, 5–28) (19.5, 13–43) (30, 22–130) (10, 6–30)
15° Dom 9.56 9.63 9.44 21 32.13 13.06
(9, 5–17) (6.5, 4–27) (9, 5–16) (19, 15–50) (29, 23–55) (10.5, 6–36)
30° Dom 11.13 13.44 10.56 20.57 38.63 13.25
(9.5, 6–32) (8, 4–50) (9.5, 6–26) (18, 13–50) (28, 22–140) (12, 7–32)
45° Dom 9.88 11.38 11.56 19.57 37.94 14.2
(9, 5–20) (8, 3–40) (11, 5–20) (18, 12–35) (30, 24–130) (10, 7–36)

Bold/Italicized = statistically significant outcome (p < 0.05); ND = Nondominant, Dom = Dominant; NT = Not tested.