The Journal of hand surgery
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Volar locking plates versus external fixation and adjuvant pin fixation in unstable distal radius fractures: a randomized, controlled study.
To determine whether volar locking plates are superior to external fixation with adjuvant pins in the treatment of unstable distal radius fractures. ⋯ Therapeutic I.
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Pain is not a classical symptom of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), with the exception of numbness that is so intense that it is described by patients as painful. The primary aim of our study was to determine which factors correlated with pain for patients diagnosed with CTS. ⋯ Prognostic I.
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To use the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement checklist to critically evaluate the change in quality of observational trial reporting in the Journal of Hand Surgery American between 2005 and 2011. ⋯ Diagnostic III.
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To improve our understanding of factitious hand disorders with a review of our experience over 29 years in a multidisciplinary hand center. ⋯ Prognostic IV.