The Journal of hand surgery
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To create a current reading list of the hand surgery articles most commonly cited in the last 20-plus years. ⋯ Economic and decision analyses IV.
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To present the outcomes after one-bone forearm (OBF) surgery for chronic posttraumatic forearm and distal radioulnar joint instability. ⋯ Therapeutic IV.
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To report the clinical results of a free gracilis muscle transfer to finger and thumb extensors reinnervated by supinator muscle motor branches in patients with longstanding C7-T1 root avulsion. ⋯ Therapeutic IV.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
The minimal clinically important difference after simple decompression for ulnar neuropathy at the elbow.
Establishing minimally clinically important difference (MCID) for patient-reported outcomes questionnaires is an important component of outcomes research to understand treatment effectiveness from the patient's perspective. For patients with ulnar neuropathy at the elbow (UNE), these assessments are vital to examine how much change in the questionnaire scores equate to patient satisfaction. ⋯ Therapeutic II.
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Patient-rated instruments are increasingly used to measure orthopedic outcomes. However, the clinical relevance of modest score changes on such instruments is often unclear. This study was designed to define the minimal clinically important differences (MCIDs) of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH), QuickDASH (subset of DASH), and Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation (PRWE) questionnaires for atraumatic conditions of the hand, wrist, and forearm. ⋯ Diagnostic III.