DTIC ADA627671: Combat Casualty Hand Burns: Evaluating Impairment and Disability during Recovery

DTIC ADA627671: Combat Casualty Hand Burns: Evaluating Impairment and Disability during Recovery

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Description

This study evaluated the use of the American Medical Association (AMA) impairment guides and Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) questionnaire in U.S. military casualties recovering from burn injury to the hand. Study sample included patients with burns to at least one hand and complete evaluations of impairment and disability upon discharge from the hospital and at a follow-up visit less than four months later. AMA and DASH scores were calculated for each visit and standardized r

Subjects

DTIC ArchiveARMY INST OF SURGICAL RESEARCH FORT SAM HOUSTON TX*BURNS(INJURIES)*HANDS*MILITARY PERSONNELAMPUTATIONCASUALTIESCORRELATIONEXTREMITIESINCAPACITATIONINSTRUMENTATIONMILITARY MEDICINEMILITARY OPERATIONSMOBILITY IMPAIRMENTPATIENTS

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