The Linburg-Comstock anomaly: incidence in Malaysians and effect on pinch strength.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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Abstract
To obtain epidemiologic data on the Linburg-Comstock anomaly in Malaysia and to study the effect of the anomaly on key pinch strength. We examined 292 healthy subjects (162 female and 130 male) bilaterally for the presence of the Linburg-Comstock anomaly. Each subject's key pinch strength was measured bilaterally using a pinch meter. The Linburg-Comstock anomaly was present in 101 of the 292 subjects (35%). Sixty-five subjects (22%) had it unilaterally, and 36 subjects (6%) had it bilaterally. The anomaly was associated with superior key pinch strength. The study provides epidemiologic data of this anomaly in Malaysia and considers its anatomical influence on key pinch strength. Prognostic IV.
Medical subject headings
- Hand Deformities, Congenital
- Pinch Strength
- Tendons
Anatomy
- hand