The DASH , the  Michigan H and Outcomes Question naire ( MHQ ) , the  Patient Evaluation Measure ( PEM ) , and the  Patient-Reported Wrist Evaluation ( PRWE ) had evidence supporting their reliability , validity , and responsiveness .
A post-hoc review of excluded studies revealed the AUSCAN Osteoarthritis H and Index as another suitable instrument that had favourable reliability , validity , and responsiveness .
The DASH , MHQ , and AUSCAN Osteoarthritis H and Index instruments were supported by the most favourable empirical evidence for validity , reliability , and responsiveness .
The PEM and PRWE also had favourable empirical evidence reported for these elements .
This paper aim ed to identify condition-specific patient-reported outcome measures used in clinical trials among people with wrist osteoarthritis and summarise empirical peer- review ed evidence supporting their reliability , validity , and responsiveness to change .
Early versus late mobilisation after simple excision of the trapezium.
We r and omly selected 39 patients undergoing excision of the trapezium for osteoarthritis of the first carpometacarpal joint into two groups , with mobilisation either at one or at four weeks after operation . The patients were review ed at a median of six months ( 6 to 8) . The clinical details , the severity of the disease and the preoperative clinical measurements of both groups were similar . Excision of the trapezium result ed in significant improvement in objective and subjective function . Comparison of the outcomes of the two groups showed no differences except that patients found early mobilisation significantly more convenient . Although there was no significant difference in the range of movement between the groups , there was a small loss of movement at the metacarpophalangeal joint in the late mobilisation group . Our findings show that simple excision of the trapezium is an effective procedure for patients with carpometacarpal osteoarthritis of the thumb and that prolonged splintage is neither necessary nor desirable
The DASH , the  Michigan H and Outcomes Question naire ( MHQ ) , the  Patient Evaluation Measure ( PEM ) , and the  Patient-Reported Wrist Evaluation ( PRWE ) had evidence supporting their reliability , validity , and responsiveness .
A post-hoc review of excluded studies revealed the AUSCAN Osteoarthritis H and Index as another suitable instrument that had favourable reliability , validity , and responsiveness .
The DASH , MHQ , and AUSCAN Osteoarthritis H and Index instruments were supported by the most favourable empirical evidence for validity , reliability , and responsiveness .
The PEM and PRWE also had favourable empirical evidence reported for these elements .
This paper aim ed to identify condition-specific patient-reported outcome measures used in clinical trials among people with wrist osteoarthritis and summarise empirical peer- review ed evidence supporting their reliability , validity , and responsiveness to change .