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 .
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Unstable Distal Radius Fractures: Results Using the Trimed Fixation System
Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate the early results of patients with displaced and unstable distal radius fractures treated with fragment-specific fixation .  Design Prospect i ve and consecutive . Setting Private orthopaedic practice . Patients / Participants Twenty-five patients with 27 fractures with an average follow-up of 29 months ( range 24–36 months ) treated with fragment-specific fixation for unstable radius fractures . Main Outcome Measurements Clinical and radiographic examination . Disabilities of the arm , h and , and shoulder and patient-rated wrist evaluation outcome measures . Results Patients had an average 61 ° of dorsiflexion and 54 ° of palmarflexion at the wrist  . Twenty-five fractures healed in acceptable alignment , with one loss of reduction and one patient death . Mean ± st and ard deviation DASH score was 17 ± 18 , and PRWE score was 19 ± 22 . Conclusion Unstable distal radius fractures can be reliably and anatomically reduced and stabilized using fragment-specific fixation . Fixation of markedly comminuted fractures is secure enough to allow immediate motion and does not require casting or external fixation . Preliminary clinical and radiographic results are excellent , and patient satisfaction is high . Anatomic reduction with early motion can be achieved in a routine fashion on unstable distal radius fractures using the described technique
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 .