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ArticleJournal of wrist surgery2026

Challenges in Measuring Outcomes in the Wrist.

Ronit Wollstein, Adi Wollstein, Esther Voegelin, Sarah Ewald

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Article in Journal of wrist surgery, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ronit WollsteinDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York University, School of Medicine, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0001-9092-3930
Adi WollsteinDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California.
Esther VoegelinDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland.
Sarah EwaldCitie Handtherapie, Zurich, Switzerland.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Evaluating any new treatment for a wrist condition is difficult because the trueoutcome is difficult to assess. Outcomes are dependent on multiple factors, many of which we are unable to account for or to measure. As a result, there are multiple methods, each evaluating results differently. Furthermore, many of the tests/measures that do exist are tedious to apply and, in an increasingly demanding work environment, are not utilized unless they are used for research. Aim and Purposes: We review some existing outcome tools and the challenges to measuring outcomes in the wrist, as well as discuss a small series using a consensus tool. Materials and Methods: This is a review with a description and series of one method to evaluate outcomes in wrist surgery. Conclusion: Generalized agreement to a collection of patient and condition-specific tools will enable true outcome measurement, accurate comparison, and ultimately standardization and guidelines. Level of Evidence: Level V.

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consensusmeasurement toolsoutcomeswrist

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PMID41869470
PMCPMC13002307

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