@article{ref1,
title="Hand function after an electrical accident - a case-control study",
journal="Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine",
year="2022",
author="Rådman, Lisa and Wold, Andrew and Norman, Kerstin and Olausson, Håkan and Thordstein, Magnus",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Electrical accidents cause both acute and long-term injuries. The care of acute injuries is somewhat standardized, but currently recommendations or assessment tools are not available for assessing the long-term effects of an accident on hand function. <br><br>METHODS: A case-control study of 24 healthy controls and 24 cases, 1-5 years after an electrical accident and with self-reported neurosensory symptoms, was performed using three hand-function tests: the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire, the Purdue Pegboard test and the Shape and Identification (STI) test. <br><br>RESULTS: Compared to the control group, patients received statistically significantly lower scores for the DASH outcome measure and the Purdue Pegboard and for one finger on the STI test. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Hand function is affected after an electrical accident in individuals with self-reported neurosensory symptoms.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1076-2752",
doi="10.1097/JOM.0000000000002720",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000002720"
}