Gurbuz Hulya, Mesut Recep, Nesrin Turan Fatma
Trakya University, Medical Faculty, Department of Anatomy, Edirne, Turkey.
Ital J Anat Embryol. 2006 Jan-Mar;111(1):9-14.
To define the usefulness of electronic digital inclinometric (EDI) method to measure active abduction of metacarpophalangeal joints and to determine the mean scores. A modified electronic digital inclinometric method which was specifically designed to measure range of joint movements was administered to metacarpophalangeal joints of 20 male and 21 female university students. Active abduction of each metacarpophalangeal joint of both dominant and non-dominant hands were measured and recorded separately. Results were presented as mean +/- standart deviation and statistical analysis of data was performed. First data obtained for Turkish people were as follows: 4.12 degrees for thumb, 41.9 degrees for index finger, 80.98 degrees for median finger (approximately twice of others as it was the sum of radial and ulnar abductions), 41.57 degrees for ring finger and 48.53 degrees for little finger. Electronic digital inclinometer was found to be safe, practical and useful in the measurement of active movement ranges of metacarpophalangeal joints.
为了确定电子数字测斜仪（EDI）方法在测量掌指关节主动外展方面的实用性并确定平均分数。一种专门设计用于测量关节活动范围的改良电子数字测斜仪方法应用于20名男大学生和21名女大学生的掌指关节。分别测量并记录优势手和非优势手每个掌指关节的主动外展情况。结果以平均值±标准差表示，并对数据进行统计分析。首次获得的土耳其人的数据如下：拇指为4.12度，食指为41.9度，中指为80.98度（约为其他手指的两倍，因为它是桡侧和尺侧外展的总和），无名指为41.57度，小指为48.53度。发现电子数字测斜仪在测量掌指关节主动活动范围方面安全、实用且有用。
