Grip strength in children

被引:58
作者
De Smet, L [1 ]
Vercammen, A [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Hosp Pellenberg, Dept Orthopaed Surg, Pellenberg, Belgium
来源
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS-PART B | 2001年 / 10卷 / 04期
关键词
grip strength; hand; reliabilitation;
D O I
10.1097/00009957-200110000-00017
中图分类号
R826.8 [整形外科学]; R782.2 [口腔颌面部整形外科学]; R726.2 [小儿整形外科学]; R62 [整形外科学(修复外科学)];
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摘要
The grip strength in a group of 487 healthy children aged between 5 years and 15 years was measured. There was a clear correlation between age and grip strength. Up to the age of 12 years, there was a striking parallellism between boys and girls. From the age of 13 years, boys developed a 25% stronger grip force than girls. The difference between the dominant and nondominant hand grip was not significant, but was constantly stronger in the right hand for right-hand dominant children. There was a high variation in grip forces (from 6.9 kg to 38.4 kg).
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