Why the study?
Does quantitative assessment of motor fatigue show differences between prior-polio patients and healthy controls?
Population
Subjects with a prior history of polio (n=44) and healthy controls (n=494)
Comparison
Quantitative assessment of motor fatigue vs Healthy controls
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Supports quantitative grip monitoring in prior-polio; leaves open reliability of fatigue indices for differentiation.
Does quantitative assessment of motor fatigue show differences between prior-polio patients and healthy controls?
Prior-polio patients have significantly reduced hand grip strength compared to healthy controls, but greater fatigue in only one index, suggesting quantitative measurement may be useful for monitoring.
Meldrum et al. (2007) studied this question.
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