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The contribution of the palmaris longus muscle to the grip strength

Özkan Köse, Oktay Adanır, Murat Oto, Mustafa Kürklü, Mahmut Kömürcü.


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Objectives: Palmaris longus (PL) is frequently used as a donor tendon in various wrist, hand and reconstructive surgery. It is believed that PL is a dispensable muscle that can be harvested without producing any func- tional loss at the donor hand. The purpose of this study is to compare the grip strength between normal subjects having the tendon and lacking it.
Methods: Three hundred thirty three male subjects between 18 and 25 years of age were assessed for the presence of the PL tendon and grip strength was measured with a calibrated hydraulic hand dynamometer. Both dominant and non-dominant hands were divided into two groups according to the absence of PL tendon and grip strength was compared between groups.
Results: The mean grip strength in dominant extremities lacking PL was 45.27±6.21 kg and having PL was 45.40±7.07 kg (p=0.899). The mean grip strength in non-dominant extremities lacking PL was 41.04±6.39 kg and having PL was 40.79±6.33 kg (p=0.782).
Conclusion: Results of this study showed that grip strength is similar whether the subject has or does not have a PL. Patients may be informed that harvesting their PL tendon would not affect the functions of their hands.

Key words: Grip strength, palmaris longus


 
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Kose O, Adanır O, Oto M, Kurklu M, Komurcu M. The contribution of the palmaris longus muscle to the grip strength. Hand Microsurg. 2012; 1(1): 7-9. doi:10.2399/emd.12.36844

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Kose O, Adanır O, Oto M, Kurklu M, Komurcu M. The contribution of the palmaris longus muscle to the grip strength. https://handmicrosurgeryjournal.com/?mno=162210 [Access: June 22, 2026]. doi:10.2399/emd.12.36844

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Kose O, Adanır O, Oto M, Kurklu M, Komurcu M. The contribution of the palmaris longus muscle to the grip strength. Hand Microsurg. 2012; 1(1): 7-9. doi:10.2399/emd.12.36844


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Kose O, Adanır O, Oto M, Kurklu M, Komurcu M. The contribution of the palmaris longus muscle to the grip strength. Hand Microsurg. (2012), [cited June 22, 2026]; 1(1): 7-9. doi:10.2399/emd.12.36844


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Kose, O., Adanır, . O., Oto, . M., Kurklu, . M. & Komurcu, . M. (2012) The contribution of the palmaris longus muscle to the grip strength. Hand Microsurg, 1 (1), 7-9. doi:10.2399/emd.12.36844


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Kose, Ozkan, Oktay Adanır, Murat Oto, Mustafa Kurklu, and Mahmut Komurcu. 2012. The contribution of the palmaris longus muscle to the grip strength. Hand and Microsurgery, 1 (1), 7-9. doi:10.2399/emd.12.36844


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Kose, Ozkan, Oktay Adanır, Murat Oto, Mustafa Kurklu, and Mahmut Komurcu. "The contribution of the palmaris longus muscle to the grip strength." Hand and Microsurgery 1 (2012), 7-9. doi:10.2399/emd.12.36844


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Kose, Ozkan, Oktay Adanır, Murat Oto, Mustafa Kurklu, and Mahmut Komurcu. "The contribution of the palmaris longus muscle to the grip strength." Hand and Microsurgery 1.1 (2012), 7-9. Print. doi:10.2399/emd.12.36844


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Kose, O., Adanır, . O., Oto, . M., Kurklu, . M. & Komurcu, . M. (2012) The contribution of the palmaris longus muscle to the grip strength. Hand and Microsurgery, 1 (1), 7-9. doi:10.2399/emd.12.36844




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