2016
Functional Outcomes after Bilateral Hand Transplantation
Singh M, Sisk G, Carty M, Sampson C, Blazar P, Dyer G, Earp B, Pribaz J, Pomahac B, Talbot S. Functional Outcomes after Bilateral Hand Transplantation. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2016, 137: 185-189. PMID: 26710022, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000001872.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBilateral hand transplantationHand transplantationFunctional outcomeHand scoreOutcome measuresShort Form-36 Health SurveyCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELBilateral hand transplantMid-forearm levelFirst successful hand transplantationFunctional outcome measuresHand transplantHealth SurveyFunctional gainsTherapy measuresSystem scoreTransplantationPatientsScore systemMultiple studiesOutcomesScoresObjective scoresDisabilityConsiderable variability
2015
Psychosocial Outcomes after Bilateral Hand Transplantation
Singh M, Oser M, Zinser J, Sisk G, Carty M, Sampson C, Pribaz J, Pomahac B, Talbot S. Psychosocial Outcomes after Bilateral Hand Transplantation. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2015, 3: e533. PMID: 26579339, PMCID: PMC4634170, DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000000520.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHand transplantationPsychosocial outcomesNormal rangeBilateral hand transplantBilateral hand transplantationFirst successful hand transplantationEvidence of depressionDifferent time pointsSF-12Hand transplantSurgical techniquePsychosocial parametersEQ-5D.Patient screeningTransplant survivalTransplantationTime pointsMultiple reportsOutcomesPatientsDyadic Adjustment ScaleStandardized measurementsAdjustment ScaleScreeningOverall success