The Journal of hand surgery
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Responsiveness of the Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire and the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand questionnaire in patients with hand injury.
To compare responsiveness of the Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire (MHQ) with that of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) questionnaire in patients with hand injuries. We postulated that the MHQ may be more sensitive to functional changes in the hands, whereas the DASH questionnaire would have a closer association with days of disability. ⋯ The MHQ might be slightly more sensitive to functional changes, but the DASH questionnaire seemed more correlated with disability days. Psychological factors are the strongest determinants of the HRQOL and disability.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Comparison of functional outcome after volar plate fixation with 2.4-mm titanium versus 3.5-mm stainless-steel plate for extra-articular fracture of distal radius.
Open reduction and locked volar plate and screw fixation is a popular treatment method for extra-articular distal radius fractures with dorsal metaphyseal comminution. In this study, we compared the use of a titanium 2.4-mm precontoured plate with that of a stainless-steel oblique 3.5-mm T-shaped plate to test the null hypothesis that there would be no difference in wrist function or upper extremity-specific health status in the internal fixation of AO-type A3.2 distal radius fractures. ⋯ Therapeutic III.