Journal of Hand Therapy
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 27-37 , January 2012

Effect of Lateral Epicondylosis on Grip Force Development

  • Mary E. Sesto, PT, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence and reprint requests to Mary E. Sesto, PT, PhD, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin, 2104 Engineering Centers Building, 1550 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706.

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 Funding sources: Drs. Sesto, Chourasia, and Buhr received support from the University of Wisconsin Clinical and Translational Science Award (NIH/NCRR 1 UL1RR025011). Dr. Irwin was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin when this study was conducted and was partially supported by a T32 Women’s Health and Aging Research and Leadership Training Grant from the National Institute on Aging (AG000265). Dr. Rabago was partially supported by the American Academy Family Practice Foundation’s Research Committee Joint Grant Awards Program (G0810).

PII: S0894-1130(11)00117-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jht.2011.09.003

Journal of Hand Therapy
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 27-37 , January 2012

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