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