Assessing Outcome after Hand Surgery: the Current State
- 29 August 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume)
- Vol. 28 (4), 289-294
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0266-7681(03)00108-6
Abstract
An overview of the current state of outcome measurement after hand surgery is presented. The paper focuses on the development, application and strengths and weaknesses of subjective assessment techniques. It also reviews the existing questionnaires and suggests recommendations for use in research or clinical practice.This publication has 19 references indexed in Scilit:
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