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The Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form (BPI-SF) and Revised Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire Version-2 (SF-MPQ-2) are generic pain assessment tools used in research and practice for pain assessment in musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions. A comprehensive review that systematically analyses their measurement properties in MSK conditions has not been performed. This review protocol describes the steps that will be taken to locate, critically appraise, compare and summarize clinical measurement research on the BPI-SF and SF-MPQ-2 in pain-related MSK conditions. ⋯ This review will summarize and compare the current level of evidence on the measurement properties of the BPI-SF and SF-MPQ-2 in a spectrum of musculoskeletal conditions. We expect clinicians/researchers dealing with MSK conditions to have synthesized evidence that informs their decision making and preferences. In addition, the review hopes to identify gaps and determine priorities for future research with or on the BPI-SF and SF-MPQ-2 in MSK conditions.
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There is a high demand for shoulder/elbow experience among hand-fellowship trainees due to the perception that this exposure will improve their professional "marketability" in a subspecialty they perceive as having higher compensation. ⋯ According to Medicare compensation, and when weighted by procedure frequency, hand procedures are associated with greater overall mean wRVUs/min, payments/min, charges/min, and reimbursement compared with shoulder and elbow procedures. Hand-surgery fellowship applicants should be aware that subspecialty compensation is complex in nature but should seek shoulder/elbow elective experience to acquire an additional surgical skill-set as opposed to primarily monetary reason.