Only the DASH and PRWE have evidence of reliability , validity , and responsiveness in patients with traumatic injuries to the h and and wrist ; other measures either have incomplete evidence or evidence gathered in a nontraumatic population .
Conclusions : The DASH and PRWE both have evidence of reliability , validity , and responsiveness in a h and and wrist trauma population .
Other PROMs used to assess h and and wrist trauma patients do not .
Background : Patient-reported outcome measures ( PROMs ) are important tools for assessing outcomes following injuries to the h and and wrist .
Many commonly used PROMs have no evidence of reliability , validity , and responsiveness in a h and and wrist trauma population .
This systematic review examines the PROMs used in the assessment of h and and wrist trauma patients , and the evidence for reliability , validity , and responsiveness of each measure in this population .
Wrist function recovers more rapidly after volar locked plating than after external fixation but the outcomes are similar after 1 year
Background and purpose Promising results have been reported after volar locked plating of unstable dorsally displaced distal radius fractures . We investigated whether volar locked plating results in better patient-perceived , objective functional and radiographic outcomes compared to the less invasive external fixation . Patients and methods 63 patients under 70 years of age , with an unstable extra-articular or non-comminuted intra-articular dorsally displaced distal radius fracture , were r and omized to volar locked plating ( n = 33 ) or bridging external fixation .  Patient-perceived outcome was assessed with the Disability of the Arm , Shoulder , and H and ( DASH ) question naire and the Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation ( PRWE ) question naire . Results At 3 and 6 months , the volar plate group had better DASH and PRWE scores but at 12 months the scores were similar . Objective function , measured as grip strength and range of movement , was superior in the volar plate group but the differences diminished and were small at 12 months . Axial length and volar tilt were retained slightly better in the volar plate group . Interpretation Volar plate fixation is more advantageous than external fixation , in the early rehabilitation period
Only the DASH and PRWE have evidence of reliability , validity , and responsiveness in patients with traumatic injuries to the h and and wrist ; other measures either have incomplete evidence or evidence gathered in a nontraumatic population .
Conclusions : The DASH and PRWE both have evidence of reliability , validity , and responsiveness in a h and and wrist trauma population .
Other PROMs used to assess h and and wrist trauma patients do not .
Background : Patient-reported outcome measures ( PROMs ) are important tools for assessing outcomes following injuries to the h and and wrist .
Many commonly used PROMs have no evidence of reliability , validity , and responsiveness in a h and and wrist trauma population .
This systematic review examines the PROMs used in the assessment of h and and wrist trauma patients , and the evidence for reliability , validity , and responsiveness of each measure in this population .