Background: The purpose of this study was to develop a short, reliable, and valid measure
of physical function and symptoms related to upper-limb musculoskeletal disorders by …

Orthopaedic surgeons have always based their clinical care on evidence. Surgeons use
evidence to make decisions tailored to an individual patient's needs and circumstances. The …

The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) outcome measure was developed
to evaluate disability and symptoms in single or multiple disorders of the upper limb at one …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Physical function is an important measure of success of
many medical and surgical interventions. Ability to adjust for comorbid disease is essential …

Background The role of bracing in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis who are at
risk for curve progression and eventual surgery is controversial. Methods We conducted a …

Background: The collection of population-based normative data is a necessary step in the
process of standardization of eleven American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) …

Background Previous studies suggest that, for some conditions, women receive fewer
health care interventions than men. We estimated the potential need for arthroplasty and the …

Background Total joint arthroplasty is a highly efficacious and cost-effective procedure for
moderate to severe arthritis in the hip and knee. Although patient characteristics are …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To achieve a consensus, among a panel of experts, on
the best clinical criteria for the clinical diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). METHOD: …

Clinimetrics and psychometrics, two accepted methods for developing multiitem health
measurement scales, have fundamentally different aims and methods that have seldom been …