Advance in Hand-Grip Dynamometry in Elderly (review)
- VernacularTitle:老年人握力研究进展
- Author:
Na WANG
;
Changshui WENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
grip strength, elderly, review
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2010;16(1):1-2
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Hand-grip strength is an important assessment of strength of upper extremity, which also can predict the clinical outcomes, such as postoperative complications, mortality, and disability and so on, especially for the elderly population. This article would review the advance of study on the measurement of grip strength, the norms and the application in elderly in recent years.
