Background and purpose Total elbow replacement (TER) is used in the treatment of inflammatory
arthropathy, osteoarthritis, and posttraumatic arthrosis, or as the primary management …

Two hundred and fifty subjects were recruited. Age, sex, hand preference and anthropometric
measurements were recorded for each subject. Grip strength was measured using a …

A 39-year-old, healthy, right handedominant woman presents with a progressive 4-month
history of tingling and numbness in both hands. Her symptoms are worse at night, she awakes …

The aim of this study was to investigate the long-term outcome of simple trapeziectomy by a
single surgeon and to compare this with pre-operative function. Two hundred and five …

BACKGROUND: Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) have
considerable clinical and economic consequences. The prevention of venous thrombosis and PE …

The Friends and Family Test, a variant of the Net Promoter Score, was adapted for the
National Health Service to evaluate overall patient satisfaction and how likely patients are to …

Background The purpose of our study was to determine the rate of carpal tunnel decompression
(CTD) following local corticosteroid injection for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), as well …

The primary aim of this study was to identify factors associated with nonresponse to routinely
collected patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) after hand surgery. The secondary …

Aims The aim of this study was to describe the introduction of a virtual pathway for the
management of patients with a suspected fracture of the scaphoid, and to report patient-reported …

Purpose 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 …