Comparative Evaluation of Surgical Procedures with Clinical Equipoise: the Unique Perspective of Our Hand Therapy Colleagues.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are several accepted surgical treatment options available for carpal tunnel syndrome, thumb carpometacarpal joint (CMC), osteoarthritis (OA), and wrist degenerative joint disease.

Questions/purposes

We sought to obtain the views and preferences from a cohort of certified hand therapists (CHT) and hypothesized that this source may identify differences in procedures that are otherwise widely believed to have clinical equipoise.

Methods

Five hundred twelve CHTs were surveyed regarding their experience, volume, and referral base along with their subjective assessments and preferences regarding open versus endoscopic carpal tunnel release (CTR), various surgical procedures for CMC OA, and proximal row carpectomy (PRC) versus 4-corner fusion (4-CF).

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SUBMITTER: Schreiber JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5786584 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature