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Measuring Functional and Patient-Reported Outcomes After Treatment of Mutilating Hand Injuries: A Global Health Approach.

Abstract
Understanding the global burden of trauma, particularly upper extremity trauma, is necessary in addressing the need for surgical services. Critical to that mission is to understand, and accurately measure, disability and related disability-adjusted life-years from massive upper extremity trauma. The impact of these injuries is magnified when considering that they frequently occur to young people in prime working years. This article discusses these social and medical system issues and reviews components of a comprehensive approach to measuring outcomes after these injuries. Patient-reported outcomes are highlighted. Methods of optimizing outcomes measurements and studies, disability assessments, and associated research are also discussed.
AuthorsAviram M Giladi, Kavitha Ranganathan, Kevin C Chung
JournalHand clinics (Hand Clin) Vol. 32 Issue 4 Pg. 465-475 (11 2016) ISSN: 1558-1969 [Electronic] United States
PMID27712748 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
CopyrightCopyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Topics
  • Age Factors
  • Disability Evaluation
  • Global Health
  • Hand Injuries (surgery)
  • Humans
  • Patient Reported Outcome Measures
  • Quality-Adjusted Life Years

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