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20118124

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-3-4
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of limb elevation on hand swelling after surgery. We prospectively randomized 113 patients undergoing fasciectomy or a trapeziectomy into one of two groups. The first group had the hand elevated postoperatively and the hands of the second group were not elevated. Hand swelling was assessed using a volumetric method. Although the swelling was less in the elevated group this did not reach statistical significance. Subgroup analysis revealed no further significant differences. There were no complications in patients who did not have limb elevation. This study does not support the routine use of elevation for 24 hours after fasciectomy for Dupuytren's disease and trapeziectomy to reduce hand swelling.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1532-2211
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
192-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Does postoperative hand elevation reduce swelling? A randomized study.
pubmed:affiliation
Cheltenham General Hospital, Cheltenham, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial