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September 23-24, 2019 | Prague, Czech Republic
2
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International Conference on
Palliative Care
Clinical Trials and Pharmacovigilance
Joint Event
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Do hand functions effect in male patients with ankylosing spondylitis?
Oguzhan Mete
1
, Songul Baglan Yentur
2
, Devrim Can Saraç
2
, Fulden Sari
2
, Gizem Tore
2
, Hakan Babaoglu
3
, Mehmet
Akif Öztürk
3
, Deran Oskay
2
1
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Turkey
2,3
Gazi University, Turkey
Introduction and Aim:
Proximal joints, especially hip and
shoulderjointdysfunction,areseeninpatientswithAnkylosing
Spondylitis (AS). While functional disorders for these joints
are mentioned in the literature, studies on hand functions are
limited. A limited number of studies have examined the grip
strength in AS patients; but the results of these studies are
also contradictory. According to our knowledge, there were
no studies investigating hand dexterity in AS patients. The
aim of this study was to investigate hand functions in male
patients with AS.
Materials and Methods:
A total of 48 participants were
included the study, 24 of whom were male patients (age:
40.08 ± 11.09 year, body mass index: 26,39±4,19kg/m2)
diagnosed with AS according to the Modified New York
criteria and 24 of whom were healthy adults (age: 40.04 ±
12.69 year, body mass index: 28.08 ± 3.74 kg/m2). The grip
strength of the participants was assessed by a hydraulic hand
dynamometer; the hand dexterity was assessed by a nine-
hole peg test (9-HPT). Student’s T Test and Mann-Whitney U
Test were used for statistical analysis.
Results:
Grip strength of male patients with AS decreased
with respect to healthy male both on the dominant side (p:
0,002) and on the non-dominant side (p: 0,004). Also, hand
dexterity was similar in both the dominant side(p: 0,151) and
the non-dominant side (p: 0,564).
Discussion and Conclusion:
As a result of the study, it was
determined that while the grip strength was decrease in AS
patients compared to healthy men, the hand dexterity did
not change. While intrinsic muscle activity is more active in
9-HPT, extrinsic muscle activity is more active in grip strength.
We think that the decrease in grip strength may be due to
a decrease in especially upper extremity extrinsic muscle
strength in patients with AS
Speaker Biography
Songül Baglan Yentur continues her PhD from Gazi University, Turkey and
has completed master programme from the same university. She is a
research assistant at Gazi University, Turkey.
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