A comprehensive analysis of patient-reported outcome measures after surgery of the upper limb

Abstract

Table of contents: List of papers submitted under section headings. Introduction -- 1. Patient-reported outcome measures following commonly performed elective hand surgery procedures -- 2. Patient-reported outcome measures following commonly-performed procedures for trauma affecting the hand and wrist -- 3. PROMs in other conditions affecting the upper limb -- 4. Limitations of current PROMS 1: the impact of patient and environmental factors -- 5. Limitations of current PROMS 2: Performance characteristics of currently available PROMs -- 6. Limitations of current PROMS 3: dealing with nonresponders -- 7. Thinking outside the box: alternatives to currently available PROMs -- 8. Contextualising routine PROMs collection -- 9. Using PROMs to assess other orthopaedic conditions -- Discussion. Bibliography. Appendix 1: Pre and postoperative PROMs questionnaires used at the Fife Hand Clinic