Prevalence of the Palmaris Longus and its Impact on Grip Strength in Elite Gymnasts and Non-Athletes

SUMMARY: In elite athletes, the palmaris longus (PL) presence has a potential contribution to hand strength, smaller reaction time, better shooting speed and power. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of PL in elite competitive artistic gymnasts and its impact on grip strength co...

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Autores principales:	Eric,Mirela, Yammine,Kaissar, Vasic,Goran, Dejanovic,Mirjana, Karaba-Jakovljevic,Dea
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía 2019
Materias:	Palmaris longus muscle Prevalence Hand grip strength Elite athletes Gymnasts
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0717-950220190004013612019-09-11Prevalence of the Palmaris Longus and its Impact on Grip Strength in Elite Gymnasts and Non-AthletesEric,MirelaYammine,KaissarVasic,GoranDejanovic,MirjanaKaraba-Jakovljevic,Dea Palmaris longus muscle Prevalence Hand grip strength Elite athletes Gymnasts SUMMARY: In elite athletes, the palmaris longus (PL) presence has a potential contribution to hand strength, smaller reaction time, better shooting speed and power. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of PL in elite competitive artistic gymnasts and its impact on grip strength compared to a control group of moderately active non-athletes. This prospective study included 370 subjects divided in two groups (170 elite artistic gymnasts and 200 moderately active non-athletes, students of medicine). The study consisted of two clinical sets of examination: a search for the clinical presence of PL was initially conducted followed by the assessment of maximal grip strength. Standard and six additional tests were performed to confirm PL tendon absence. Maximal grip strength was measured bilaterally with an electronic hand dynamometer. Bilateral absence was more common than unilateral, predominately noted on left side in both study groups. Unilateral PL absence was correlated to decreased grip strength in students, while the opposite was found in gymnasts. The mean value of grip strength in some age groups was higher on the side where the PL was absent. The results of our study show that the presence of the PL doesn`t affect the hand grip strength in gymnasts. Due to the low incidence of unilateral PL absence, further large-sampled research is warranted to assess PL contribution to hand grip strength and to other hand functions that could be of significant importance for athletes and non-athletes.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Chilena de AnatomíaInternational Journal of Morphology v.37 n.4 20192019-12-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022019000401361en10.4067/S0717-95022019000401361
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topic	Palmaris longus muscle Prevalence Hand grip strength Elite athletes Gymnasts
spellingShingle	Palmaris longus muscle Prevalence Hand grip strength Elite athletes Gymnasts Eric,Mirela Yammine,Kaissar Vasic,Goran Dejanovic,Mirjana Karaba-Jakovljevic,Dea Prevalence of the Palmaris Longus and its Impact on Grip Strength in Elite Gymnasts and Non-Athletes
description	SUMMARY: In elite athletes, the palmaris longus (PL) presence has a potential contribution to hand strength, smaller reaction time, better shooting speed and power. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of PL in elite competitive artistic gymnasts and its impact on grip strength compared to a control group of moderately active non-athletes. This prospective study included 370 subjects divided in two groups (170 elite artistic gymnasts and 200 moderately active non-athletes, students of medicine). The study consisted of two clinical sets of examination: a search for the clinical presence of PL was initially conducted followed by the assessment of maximal grip strength. Standard and six additional tests were performed to confirm PL tendon absence. Maximal grip strength was measured bilaterally with an electronic hand dynamometer. Bilateral absence was more common than unilateral, predominately noted on left side in both study groups. Unilateral PL absence was correlated to decreased grip strength in students, while the opposite was found in gymnasts. The mean value of grip strength in some age groups was higher on the side where the PL was absent. The results of our study show that the presence of the PL doesn`t affect the hand grip strength in gymnasts. Due to the low incidence of unilateral PL absence, further large-sampled research is warranted to assess PL contribution to hand grip strength and to other hand functions that could be of significant importance for athletes and non-athletes.
author	Eric,Mirela Yammine,Kaissar Vasic,Goran Dejanovic,Mirjana Karaba-Jakovljevic,Dea
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title	Prevalence of the Palmaris Longus and its Impact on Grip Strength in Elite Gymnasts and Non-Athletes
title_short	Prevalence of the Palmaris Longus and its Impact on Grip Strength in Elite Gymnasts and Non-Athletes
title_full	Prevalence of the Palmaris Longus and its Impact on Grip Strength in Elite Gymnasts and Non-Athletes
title_fullStr	Prevalence of the Palmaris Longus and its Impact on Grip Strength in Elite Gymnasts and Non-Athletes
title_full_unstemmed	Prevalence of the Palmaris Longus and its Impact on Grip Strength in Elite Gymnasts and Non-Athletes
title_sort	prevalence of the palmaris longus and its impact on grip strength in elite gymnasts and non-athletes
publisher	Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía
publishDate	2019
url	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022019000401361
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Prevalence of the Palmaris Longus and its Impact on Grip Strength in Elite Gymnasts and Non-Athletes

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