Figure 8 method of measuring hand volume

Figure 8 method of measuring hand volume as originally described by Maihafer et al. (2003) and later adopted by the American Society of Hand Therapists (Lavelle & Breger Stanton, 2015). Note that others describe a slightly different procedure for the Figure 8 method.

References:
Maihafer, G. C., Llewellyn, M. A., Pillar, W. J., Jr., Scott, K. L., Marino, D. M., & Bond, R. M. (2003). A comparison of the figure-of-eight method and water volumetry in measurement of hand and wrist size. Journal of Hand Therapy, 16(4), 305-310. https://dx.doi.org/10.1197/S0894-1130...

Lavelle, K., & Breger Stanton, D. (2015). Chapter 4: Measurement of edema in the hand clinic. In J. MacDermid (Ed.), Clinical Assessment Recommendations (3rd ed., pp. 35-46). Mt. Laurel, NJ: American Society of Hand Therapists.