title: Hand assessment--a realistic reappraisal.
abstract: In order to evaluate surgical procedures practised on the rheumatoid hand, assessment of hand function, both before and after surgery, must be made on a practical basis rather than a mathematical one.
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000601:surgery*; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006225:Hand / Q000502:physiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006227:Hand Deformities, Acquired / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans