PURPOSE To investigate the psychometric properties (construct and discriminant validities) of the translated and validated version of DASH for the Portuguese language. METHOD Methodological study included 309 subjects with chronic or acute upper limb injury divided into two groups: acute and chronic. The Factor Analysis (principal components) was carried out to examine the construct structure...

OBJECTIVE The Disability of Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire is a tool for measuring physical function and symptoms of the upper extremity. Although widely used, it is not validated for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In this study the DASH was validated for this patient group. METHODS In total, 102 patients participated in this study. For the validation, the questionnaires of the DASH,...

BACKGROUND The Mediterranean and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diets are characterized by higher intake of fruit, vegetables, whole grains, and unsaturated fatty acids. All of these foods and nutrients may affect cholesterol, inflammation, the development of atherosclerosis, and, therefore, risk of cardiac death. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to examine the association between ...

STUDY DESIGN Validation study using data from a multicenter, randomized, clinical trial (RCT). OBJECTIVES To evaluate the reliability, validity, responsiveness, and minimal important change (MIC) of the Dutch version of the Oxford Elbow Score (OES) and the Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (Quick-DASH) in patients with a simple elbow dislocation. BACKGROUND Patient-reported ...

In this study, we assessed the functional results after arthroscopic excision of rotator cuff calcifications. Sixty-one shoulders in 57 patients with chronic calcifying tendinitis of the rotator cuff were treated with arthroscopic excision, subacromial bursa debridement and shaving. In patients with fraying or roughness of the coracoacromial ligament, an acromioplasty was also performed. Patien...

The aim of this study was to evaluate patient related outcome and shoulder stability following open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) in patients with glenoid rim fractures. After a median follow-up of four years, 14 patients completed the Rowe Shoulder Stability Score and Quick DASH questionnaire. The median Rowe score was 90 (Q1: 88, Q3: 100). Results were graded excellent in 11 patients...

Between 1990 and 1996 we performed 20 consecutive ulnohumeral arthroplasties for primary osteoarthritis of the elbow. The outcome was assessed using the Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand Score (DASH) and the Mayo Elbow Performance Score (MEPS) at a mean follow-up of 75 months (58 to 132). There were excellent or good results in 17 elbows (85%) using the DASH score and in 13 (65%) with the ...

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to compare mid-term functional outcomes midshaft clavicle fracture between surgical and conservative treatment methods. Methods: Forty-six patients with a mean age 33.9 years follow-up period 62.1 months were treated open reduction plate fixation (group 1), whereas 52 32.1 58.7 conservatively 2) January 2013 2018. group divided into two groups 2A<2cm 2B...

We have developed an illustrated questionnaire, the Hand20, comprising 20 short and easy-to-understand questions to assess disorders of the upper limb. We have examined the usefulness of this questionnaire by comparing reliability, validity, responsiveness and the level of missing data with those of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire. A series of 431 patients wi...

background: to evaluate the intermediate-term outcomes of radius shortening as a treatment for kienbock’s disease. materials and methods: in a historical cohort, 16 skeletally mature patients (9 men and 7 women) with kienbock disease, who were treated with radial shortening osteotomy between 2002 and 2012, were reviewed in our study. the mean age of our patients was 30 (range 18-43) years old. ...