title: Responsiveness of the DASH score in surgically treated basal joint arthritis of the thumb: preliminary results.
abstract: The responsiveness of the DASH score in a consecutive cohort of surgically treated basal joint osteoarthritis of the thumb was studied in 15 patients. The effect size (=1.27) and standardized response (0.84) means that, as well as the high correlation with patient satisfaction, the DASH score is a useful tool to evaluate the outcome of surgical treatment for basal joint osteoarthritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, UZ Pellenberg, Weligerveld 1, 3212, Lubbeek (Pellenberg), Belgium.
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Smet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000601:surgery*; D013933:Thumb; D016896:Treatment Outcome