| dc.description.abstract | Decreased muscle strength in fracture patients can be caused by
postoperative immobilization, thus requiring early immobilization to accelerate the
fracture healing process. The principle of early immobilization is the same as the
assessment of muscle strength, namely flexion, extension, and rotation to determine
muscle strength in fracture patients. Objectives: To determine the decrease in
muscle strength with the Manual Muscle Testing (MMT) method in fractured and
non-fractured patients. Methods: Narrative literature review was chosen in this
research design. Literature search through seven databases with keywords using
boolean operators and found 6533 articles. The selection process is based on several
criteria: the publication year 2015-2020, full-text access, National (SINTA) /
International (Scimagojr) indexed articles, in English or Indonesian, so that 11
articles were reviewed in this study. Results: MMT is a reliable measurement tool,
does not require additional tools to assess muscle strength and is universal (can
assess muscle strength in fractures and non-fractures). Discussion: MMT
examination needs to be performed on fracture patients to determine muscle strength
to accelerate the muscle recovery process | en_US |
