Abstract:Background: Impairment of hand function in myelopathy patients is commonly observed. However, no objective and effective method is widely accepted in clinical practice.Objective: To evaluate the validity, reliability and effectiveness of a new assessment tool, Myelopathy-hand Functional Evaluation System (MFES), in evaluating the hand function in the 10-s hand grip-and-release test (10s G-R test).Methods: MFES is mainly composed of a pair of wise-gloves and a computer with software. All included patients recei… Show more
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