Cold hypersensitivity 6 to 10 years after replantation or revascularisation of fingers: Consequences for work and leisure activities

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-17

  Vaksvik, Tone ^a   Hetland, K ^a   Rokkum M ^a   Holm, I ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cold intolerance; Cold sensitivity; Function; McCabe Cold Sensitivity Severity Scale; Replantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLD EXPOSURE; COLD SENSITIVITY; COLD TOLERANCE; DISABILITIES OF THE ARM, SHOULDER AND HAND SCORE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FINGER INJURY; FINGER REPLANTATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MCCABE COLD SENSITIVITY SEVERITY SCALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POTENTIAL WORK EXPOSURE SCALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVASCULARIZATION; WORK CAPACITY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; COLD TEMPERATURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; FINGERS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERESTHESIA; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REPLANTATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 65449151319     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193408094440     Document Type: Article

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