Are validated outcome measures used in distal radial fractures truly valid? A critical assessment using the Consensus-based Standards For The Selection Of Health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN) checklist

Bone and Joint Research

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 153-161

  Kleinlugtenbelt, Y V ^a,b   Nienhuis, R W ^a,c   Bhandari, M ^a,d   Goslings, J C ^a,e   Poolman, R W ^a   Scholtes, V A B ^a  

^a ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^b DEVENTER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

COSMIN; Distal radius fracture; PROM; Validation study

Indexed keywords

CONSENSUS; CONTENT VALIDITY; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; DISABILITIES OF THE ARM, SHOULDER AND HAND (SCORE); DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MEASUREMENT ERROR; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT RATED WRIST EVALUATION; PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84985991444     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20463758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.54.2000462     Document Type: Review

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