The quantitative assessment of functional disorders of the hand and upper limb
Kurinnyĭ, I.M.
Likars'ka Sprava 6: 99-105
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 1019-5297 PMID: 10626457 Document Number: 498489
Methods have been developed for calculation of quantitative indicators of the hand and upper limb function, which rely on measurement of sensitivity of fingers, the pick-objects-up test (a modified Moberg test), measurement of active and passive movements of joints, hand grips. The following quantitative indicators are computable from formulae: sensitivity, motor function of joints, grips/grasps, coordination of movements. Based on the above four indicators is computation of the integral function of the hand and upper extremity. Computation procedure for quantitative determinants of the upper limb function has been approved of in 156 patients with sequelae of injuries. For a comparative analysis an assessment was performed in these patients of the nerve function by the scoring scale M0-M5, S0-S5, and of the tendon function by the methodology of the American Association of surgeons of the hand and as recommended by Strickland J. W. (1989). The proposed methodology significantly reflects the principal determinants of the function, secures quantitative data on different aspects and integral determinants of the function of the hand and upper extremity.