Effects of carpal tunnel syndrome on dexterous manipulation are grip type-dependent.

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) impairs sensation of a subset of digits. Although the effects of CTS on manipulation performed with CTS-affected digits have been studied using precision grip tasks, the extent to which CTS affects multi-digit force coordination has only recently been studied. Whole-hand...

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Main Authors: Wei Zhang, Jamie A Johnston, Mark A Ross, Kyle Sanniec, Elizabeth A Gleason, Amylou C Dueck, Marco Santello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3542366?pdf=render