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The aim was to establish normative values of hand and precision grips strengths in Polish children and adolescents aged 3\u201319. Methods: In the years 2012\u20132023, a sample of 358 children and adolescents with no history of upper limb injuries or congenital upper extremity defects were randomly chosen from kindergartens, primary schools, middle schools, and high schools. They were living in urban agglomerations and in smaller towns or villages. Hand and precision grips like the pincer, three-point, side, and opposition grip strength were assessed using a hand dynamometer and pinchmeter in standard positions. Results: The strength in all types of examined hand grips increases with chronological age in both genders. The grip strength was higher in the boys\u2019 group than in the girls\u2019 and it was higher in the right hand than in the left, but the difference was no more greater than 10%. Detailed data with standard deviation were presented in the form of a table, divided by age and sex. Conclusions: Norms for grip strength were provided for Polish children and adolescents aged 3\u201319, allowing therapists and physicians to compare Polish patients with that of normally developed, healthy children of the same age and sex.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm13164833","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,16]],"date-time":"2024-08-16T04:29:57Z","timestamp":1723782597000},"page":"4833","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Population Norms for Hand Grip and Precision Grip Strengths in Polish Children and Adolescents Aged 3\u201319"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9902-0770","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Micha\u0142","family":"G\u00f3recki","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Traumatology, Orthopaedics and Hand Surgery, Pozna\u0144 University of Medical Sciences, 61-545 Pozna\u0144, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-1251-1869","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marta","family":"Kazarc\u00f3w","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Traumatology, Orthopaedics and Hand Surgery, Pozna\u0144 University of Medical Sciences, 61-545 Pozna\u0144, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Agnieszka","family":"Protasewicz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Traumatology, Orthopaedics and Hand Surgery, Pozna\u0144 University of Medical Sciences, 61-545 Pozna\u0144, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2890-8139","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Piotr","family":"Czarnecki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Traumatology, Orthopaedics and Hand Surgery, Pozna\u0144 University of Medical Sciences, 61-545 Pozna\u0144, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Leszek","family":"Romanowski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Traumatology, Orthopaedics and Hand Surgery, Pozna\u0144 University of Medical Sciences, 61-545 Pozna\u0144, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"G\u00f3recki, M., Czarnecki, P., and Romanowski, L. 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