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SUBMITTER: Han JJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4575235 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Han Jay J JJ De Bie Evan E Nicorici Alina A Abresch Richard T RT Bajcsy Ruzena R Kurillo Gregorij G
Muscle & nerve 20150619 6
<h4>Introduction</h4>It is not known whether a reduction in reachable workspace closely reflects loss of upper extremity strength in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). In this study we aimed to determine the relationship between reachable workspace and quantitative upper extremity strength measures.<h4>Methods</h4>Maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) testing of bilateral elbow flexion and shoulder abduction by hand-held dynamometry was performed on 26 FSHD and 27 control su ...[more]