RT Journal
A1 Boya, Hakan
A1 McCallister, Wren V.
A1 Trumble, Thomas E.
T1 Range of Motion and Dominance in the Upper Extremity
JF The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
JO The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
YR 2001
FD April 1
VO 83
IS 4
SP 624
OP 624
DO 
UL http://dx.doi.org/
AB 
In this study, the authors measured the postoperative range of
motion of the wrist and reported it as a percentage of that on the
contralateral, uninjured side. The normal extremity can be used
to determine the normal range of motion in the individual who has
restricted motion of a joint, although this concept is not universally
accepted. Previous reports favoring this application have been based
on studies involving small numbers of patients1,2.
Günal et al.3, in a recent
study of 1000 right-hand-dominant, healthy male subjects, reported
that the ranges of motion of the wrist (active and passive extension and
radial deviation) on the right side were significantly less than
those on the left.