Journal of Hand Therapy
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 276-285 , July 2008

Bilateral Thumb's Active Range of Motion and Strength in de Quervain's Disease: Comparison with a Normal Sample

  • Daniel Bourbonnais, PhD, OT

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence and reprint requests to Daniel Bourbonnais OT, PhD, Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire en réadaptation du Montréal métropolitain, Site Institut de réadaptation de Montréal, 6300 avenue Darlington, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3S 2J4.

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 This study was funded by the Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST) and the Réseau en recherche en adaptation et réadaptation du Québec.Results reported in this manuscript will be presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hand Therapists in Atlanta, September 2006.

PII: S0894-1130(08)00048-3

doi: 10.1197/j.jht.2008.03.004

Journal of Hand Therapy
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 276-285 , July 2008

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