Impairment and disability ratings after finger amputations are based on anatomic injury
patterns as outlined in the American Medical Association’s Guides to the Evaluation
of Permanent Impairment (AMA Guides). These ratings determine disability status and
compensation, without considering validated methods for measuring outcomes. We hypothesize
that patient-reported outcome questionnaires (PROs) will reflect functional and health-related
quality-of-life (QoL) outcomes after traumatic finger amputations, and that AMA Guides
scoring does not accurately rate post-amputation disability.
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Clinical Paper Session 05: The Thumb: Trauma, Arthritis, and Injury
Friday, September 19, 2014 • 11:32–11:39 AM
Category: Prognosis/Outcomes
Keyword: Hand and Wrist
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