Ultrasonographic Analysis of Post-Traumatic Shoulder Lesions After Hand Trauma

Launched by ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL · Feb 16, 2025

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Hand injuries constitute one fifth of the injuries that are brought to the emergency room and one third of the work accidents. They are very costly because they require surgical intervention and a long rehabilitation process and delay the patient's return to work. The general tendency in hand rehabilitation is to focus more on treatments focused on the hand and wrist.

There are studies that draw attention to the relationship between hand grip strength and rotator cuff function and that other upper extremity musculoskeletal injuries are often neglected in patients with hand injuries. This m...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Having a history of hand injury and applying for hand rehabilitation after surgical and conservative treatment.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Being under 18 and over 65 years of age
• • Patients with systemic diseases (Diabetes mellitus, Peripheral vascular diseases)
• • Any rheumatic disease involving the hand and upper extremity
• • History of neuropathy involving the hand and upper extremity
• • Those with any shoulder problems prior to the hand injury
• • Those with an open wound on the hand
• • Those who cannot cooperate
• • Other upper extremity traumatic injuries occurring during the hand injury