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Effect of fingernail length on the hand dexterity

[Purpose] The fingernails allow for increased sensory perception at the finger pulp, and contribute to the accurate picking up of small objects. The purpose of the present study was to clarify the effect of fingernail length on hand dexterity using subjects’ own fingernails. [Subjects and Methods] T...

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Autores principales: Shirato, Rikiya, Abe, Atsumi, Tsuchiya, Hikaru, Honda, Mizuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5702813/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29200623
http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.29.1914