Citation

Hohenberger GM, Cambiaso-Daniel J, Schwarz AM, Boukovalas S, Seibert FJ, Konstantiniuk P, Cohnert T. Ulus. Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2020; 26(1): 95-102.

Vernacular Title

Travmatik üst ekstremite yaralanmaları: Ekstremite hasarlanması şiddet skoru ve kol, omuz ve el sakatlıkları arasında korelasyon analizi.

Affiliation

Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz-Austria.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dernegi)

DOI

10.14744/tjtes.2019.44939

PMID

31942737

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The Mangled Extremity Severity Score is a decision-making tool for limb amputation after trauma. The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire was developed to quantify posttraumatic functional deficits of the upper extremity. This study aims to determine the correlation between these two assessments.

METHODS: In this study, a retrospective review of all patients with upper extremity injuries who had been treated with vascular reconstruction at two centres between 2005 and 2014 was performed. The respective Mangled Extremity Severity Score was calculated for each participant. Patients were recalled for follow-up examination and assessment of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Score.

RESULTS: In this study, 14 patients met the inclusion criteria. The mean total Mangled Extremity Severity Score was 5.9 and the mean total Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Score was 30 points. There was no statistically significant correlation between these assessments (Spearman's rank correlation coefficient: 0.49, p=0.075).

CONCLUSION: The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Score did not correlate significantly with the Mangled Extremity Severity Score.

Language: en