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Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS) scores and grip and pinch strengths were recorded. Pain in thumb movement and rest and hand function were evaluated on the visual analog scale (VAS) and the Duru\u00f6z Hand Index (DHI), respectively. The cross\u2010sectional areas (CSAs) of the median nerve and the FPL tendon were calculated bilaterally using ultrasonography. <jats:italic>Results<\/jats:italic>: Significantly higher median nerve CSAs were observed in the dominant hands of the high smartphone users than in the non\u2010dominant hands (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). SAS scores correlated with VAS pain for movement and rest, DHI scores, and pinch strength (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05; <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.345, 0.272, 0.245, and 0.281, respectively). <jats:italic>Conclusions<\/jats:italic>: Smartphone overuse enlarges the median nerve, causes pain in the thumb, and decreases pinch strength and hand functions. <jats:italic>Muscle Nerve<\/jats:italic>, 2015 <jats:italic>Muscle Nerve<\/jats:italic> <jats:bold>52<\/jats:bold>: 183\u2013188, 2015<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/mus.24695","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,4,25]],"date-time":"2015-04-25T15:33:33Z","timestamp":1429976013000},"page":"183-188","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":173,"title":["Effects of smartphone overuse on hand function, pinch strength, and the median nerve"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"52","author":[{"given":"Esra 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