Prevalence of the palmaris longus muscle and its relationship with grip and pinch strength: A study in a Turkish pediatric population

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dc.authorscopusid8729398900
dc.authorscopusid55644769000
dc.authorscopusid22635816900
dc.authorscopusid55902247500
dc.contributor.authorCetin A.
dc.contributor.authorGenc M.
dc.contributor.authorSevil S.
dc.contributor.authorCoban Y.K.
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-04T20:02:28Z
dc.date.available2024-08-04T20:02:28Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractClinical studies generally reveal a trend of variation in the reported prevalence of the palmaris longus (PL) muscle absence. The aim of this study was to find an answer to the question of whether the congenital absence of tendon would affect hand functions or not. A total of 585 subjects, comprised of 305 males and 280 females, were included in our study. Mean age was 8.9 ± 1.4 standard deviation within a range of 6-11. For both sexes, the groups were divided further into three subgroups including 6-7, 8-9, and 10-11 years of age ranges. The grip strength of each hand and pinch strength of all fingers of each subject were measured separately. The absence of PL tendon in the right hand was 35.4 % in females, 25.9 % in males, and 30.4 % in overall average. The distribution of absence of the palmaris longus muscle between both genders was statistically significant. The p value for the right hand was 0.013. The absence of PL tendon in the left hand was 37.5 % in females, 27.9 % in males, and an overall average of 32.5 %. The p value for the left hand was 0.017. In terms of grip strength, a comparison between females and males did not reveal a significant difference. The pinch strength of the second fingers of both hands did not show any difference in both sexes. Pinch strength of the third finger of the right hand was different only in girls of subgroup 6-7 ages (p = 0.024). In girls, the pinch strength of the fourth finger of the right hand of subgroups 6-7 and 10-11 ages showed difference (p = 0.009 and p = 0.026, respectively). In boys, the fourth finger in subgroup of 8-9 ages showed significant difference in both hands (p = 0.011). The fifth fingers of both hands were found different in males for only subgroup of 8-9 ages (p = 0.001). Pinch strength of the fifth finger of the right hand was different in females for only subgroups of 6-7 and 10-11 ages (p = 0.023 and p = 0.047, respectively). While grip strength of the hand was not affected in the case of absence of the palmaris longus, in both sexes, pinch strength of the fourth and fifth fingers of both hands decreased. © 2013 American Association for Hand Surgery.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11552-013-9509-6
dc.identifier.endpage220en_US
dc.identifier.issn1558-9447
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84877747314en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage215en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11552-013-9509-6
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/91720
dc.identifier.volume8en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofHanden_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectGrip strengthen_US
dc.subjectPalmaris longusen_US
dc.subjectPinch strengthen_US
dc.subjectPrevalenceen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of the palmaris longus muscle and its relationship with grip and pinch strength: A study in a Turkish pediatric populationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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