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ArticleJournal of hand surgery global online2025

Preoperative Expectations Do Not Independently Predict Two-Year Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Hand and Wrist Surgery.

Brandon Leon, Samir Kaveeshwar, Yanni Kevas, Daniel Rivkin, Matheus B Schneider, Leah E Henry, Evan L Honig, Michael A McCurdy, Raymond A Pensy, Christopher G Langhammer and 1 more

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Brandon LeonDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Samir KaveeshwarDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Yanni KevasDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Daniel RivkinDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Matheus B SchneiderDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Leah E HenryDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Evan L HonigDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Michael A McCurdyDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Raymond A PensyDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Christopher G LanghammerDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Ralph Frank HennDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.

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Purpose: The purpose of this paper was to use validated instruments to identify if there is a relationship between preoperative expectations and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in patients undergoing hand and wrist surgery. We hypothesized that preoperative expectations would be predictive of 2-year PROs in hand and wrist surgery patients. Methods: In total, 253 patients who underwent hand and wrist surgery were enrolled in a prospective orthopedic registry. The Musculoskeletal Outcomes Data Evaluation and Management System was used to measure preoperative expectations. At both baseline and 2 years after surgery, patients completed multiple questionnaires with multiple PROs, including six domains of the PROs measurement information system (PROMIS) and the Brief Michigan Hand Questionnaire. Results: Overall, patients undergoing hand and wrist surgery had high expectations. Worse preoperative expectations were significantly associated with smoking, worker's compensation or other legal claim, a greater number of prior surgeries, and worse baseline PROMIS physical function, fatigue, and anxiety ( Conclusions: Patients' preoperative expectations are associated with, but not independently predictive of, 2-year patient-reported outcomes. Type/of study/level of evidence: Prognostic IIB.

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