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Review
. 2019 May;35(2):207-219.
doi: 10.1016/j.hcl.2018.12.008.

Outcomes Following Replantation/Revascularization in the Hand

Hoyune E Cho  1 , Sandra V Kotsis  2 , Kevin C Chung  2
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Review

Outcomes Following Replantation/Revascularization in the Hand

Hoyune E Cho et al. Hand Clin. 2019 May.

Abstract

The variability in reported outcomes and outcome measures used in digit replantation makes it difficult to compare results among studies. This article reviews the principles of measuring functional and patient-reported outcomes after replantation, and describes the recommended instruments to use and ways to report results.

Keywords: Digit replantation; Functional outcomes; Outcome measures; Outcomes after replantation in the hand; Patient-reported outcomes.

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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Release of Constrictive Sutures to Improve Perfusion.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Crush Injury by Industrial Pressing Machine.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.. Measuring (A) flexion and (B) extension with a goniometer.
From Wiig ME, Dahlin LB, Fridén J, et al. PXL01 in Sodium Hyaluronate for Improvement of Hand Recovery after Flexor Tendon Repair Surgery: Randomized Controlled Trial. PLoS ONE 2014; 9(10): e110735; with permission.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
Decreased Range of Motion after Replantation at Proximal Level of Injury.
Figure 5.
Figure 5.. Measuring Grip Strength with a Jamar Dynamometer. (A) Instrument at Position 2. (B) Standard Patient Position.
From Han SH, Nam KS, Cho YS, et al. Normative Data on Hand Grip Strength. J Nov Physiother 2011; 1:102; and Sammons Preston, Bolingbrook, IL.
Figure 6.
Figure 6.
Zone 2 Injury.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

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