title: [Evaluation of posttraumatic hand impairment].
abstract: Long-term follow-up was performed in 1071 patients treated due to hand injuries. Those patients consisted 83.22% of patients treated because of hand injuries from 1987 to 2001 in the 2nd Department of Surgery in Cracow. Objective assessment of posttraumatic hand impairment function was evaluated on the basis of Swansons examination protocol and protocol of identification of persistent posttraumatic hand impairment. A statistically significant correlation in evaluation of hand disability of Swansons examination protocol and protocol of identify persistent posttraumatic hand impairment was found. The protocol of Ministry of Health is a simple and useful method for elevation of the level of hand impairment in epidemiological examination of large populations.
authors.affiliation: II Katedra Chirurgii, Collegium Medicum, Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie.
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trybus
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lorkowski
authors.forename: Waldemar
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hładki
authors.forename: Leszek
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brongel
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Budzyński
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000145:classification* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal / Q000191:economics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000145:classification* / Q000453:epidemiology; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011044:Poland; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014942:Workers' Compensation / Q000458:organization & administration