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VAS hand pain was in median 50 (4 – 100) in the treated hand compared to 20 (0 – 70) in the non-treated hand (p < 0.01), and ROM measured with SOFI was in median 3 points (0 – 7) in the treated hand compared to 2 points (0 – 5) in the non treated hand (p < 0.05).
Baseline function in the treated hand was generally more impaired compared to the non-treated hand.
Reduction in swelling of the treated hand and MP and PIP joint movement were recorded with computerised assessment software (EVAL Hand Evaluation System) in comparison to the uninjured contralateral side.
Grip strength was in median 58 N (2 – 254) in the treated hand compared to 64 N (7 – 378) in the non treated hand (p = 0.08).
In a similar analysis of HES data for 2001, Hobby and Dias showed that three main surgical specialties treated hand conditions: 67% were orthopaedic surgeons and 31% were plastic surgeons.
Patients' also subjectively assessed their abilities to perform specific functional tasks (write, brush teeth, turn keys, open tight jars, use scissors, buttons, zippers, pick up small objects, play/deal cards) using the surgically treated hand.
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Integra take was 100% on all treated hands.
Skin tears occurred in 66 hands of 64 patients (40% of the treated hands), 12 of which had 2 tears.
Five repetitions of the rub-in steps lasted on average 37 s with 67% of subjects having incompletely treated hands.
Therefore, we studied various rub-in techniques with the aim of determining the mean duration of each technique, and the proportion of completely treated hands given by each procedure.
At least once a day someone like Mr. Wang is rushed to one of the dozen clinics that specialize in treating hand, arm and finger injuries, according to local government statistics.
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