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Impairment of, or damage to, the upper limbs, as well as central or peripheral neuropathies, may limit hand function. This creates severe disabilities since it reduces the capacity to manipulate objects and work tools and interface with the environment, which are fundamental motor tasks in daily life. “Hand assessment” is a term commonly used to describe evaluation of hand and wrist function. It involves analysis of kinetic and kinematic properties while investigating fine-motor abilities, such as hand-wrist posture, finger posture, pinch and various grasp tasks (firm, different prehensile grasp of objects daily life, work tools grasp, etc.), as well as hand endurance and how these abilities affect hand function. Hand assessment is important in different fields of application, from clinics, occupational therapy and rehabilitation to biomechanics research.
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Macellari, V. et al. (2007). An Instrumental Kit for a Comprehensive Assessment of Functional Recovery. In: Lanzetta, M., Dubernard, JM., Petruzzo, P. (eds) Hand Transplantation. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0374-3_41
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