Handedness is defined by the unequal division of fine motor skills between the left
and right hand. If equally skilled with both hands you are ambidextrous. In any society
the exact proportion of people in each group is unknown. It is estimated that a consistent
10–13% of the population is left-handed and ambidexterity is rarer.
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Right handedness is traditionally seen as positive and ‘dextrous’ where as left handedness
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Publication history
Published online: September 05, 2011
Received:
August 9,
2011
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© 2011 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
