Finger Stiffness Measured by Goniometry Method—A Simple Useful Tool for Early Diagnosis of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy After Colles' Fracture

Finger Stiffness Measured by Goniometry Method—A Simple Useful Tool for Early Diagnosis of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy After Colles' Fracture

We assess the finger joint stiffness by measuring the active range of motion of all metacarpophalangeal, proximal interphalangeal, and distal interphalangeal joints of the involved hand with a hand goniometer. It is then compared with the normal hand for the effective range of total motion and there...

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Main Author: Garg Rajesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-12-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation
Subjects:
finger stiffness
goniometry
reflex sympathetic dystrophy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210491710000096
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spelling doaj-2bb7ac5451104c9a9810a1b49d44abfd2020-11-25T03:49:53ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation2210-49172010-12-0114281010.1016/j.jotr.2010.08.008Finger Stiffness Measured by Goniometry Method—A Simple Useful Tool for Early Diagnosis of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy After Colles' FractureGarg RajeshWe assess the finger joint stiffness by measuring the active range of motion of all metacarpophalangeal, proximal interphalangeal, and distal interphalangeal joints of the involved hand with a hand goniometer. It is then compared with the normal hand for the effective range of total motion and thereby using it as a quantitative, qualitative, and reproducible method for early diagnosis of reflex sympathetic dystrophy after Colles' fracture. It is sensitive and specific.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210491710000096finger stiffnessgoniometryreflex sympathetic dystrophy
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Finger Stiffness Measured by Goniometry Method—A Simple Useful Tool for Early Diagnosis of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy After Colles' Fracture
Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation
finger stiffness
goniometry
reflex sympathetic dystrophy
author_facet Garg Rajesh
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title Finger Stiffness Measured by Goniometry Method—A Simple Useful Tool for Early Diagnosis of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy After Colles' Fracture
title_short Finger Stiffness Measured by Goniometry Method—A Simple Useful Tool for Early Diagnosis of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy After Colles' Fracture
title_full Finger Stiffness Measured by Goniometry Method—A Simple Useful Tool for Early Diagnosis of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy After Colles' Fracture
title_fullStr Finger Stiffness Measured by Goniometry Method—A Simple Useful Tool for Early Diagnosis of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy After Colles' Fracture
title_full_unstemmed Finger Stiffness Measured by Goniometry Method—A Simple Useful Tool for Early Diagnosis of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy After Colles' Fracture
title_sort finger stiffness measured by goniometry method—a simple useful tool for early diagnosis of reflex sympathetic dystrophy after colles' fracture
publisher SAGE Publishing
series Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation
issn 2210-4917
publishDate 2010-12-01
description We assess the finger joint stiffness by measuring the active range of motion of all metacarpophalangeal, proximal interphalangeal, and distal interphalangeal joints of the involved hand with a hand goniometer. It is then compared with the normal hand for the effective range of total motion and thereby using it as a quantitative, qualitative, and reproducible method for early diagnosis of reflex sympathetic dystrophy after Colles' fracture. It is sensitive and specific.
topic finger stiffness
goniometry
reflex sympathetic dystrophy
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210491710000096
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