Open AccessClinical and functional evaluation in patients with upper limb disability following traumatic peripheral nerve injury. Part II
Author(s) -
Mariana-Isabela Moise,
Adriana Sarah Nica
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
romanian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2069-606X
pISSN - 1220-5478
DOI - 10.37897/rmj.2015.4.7
Subject(s) - upper limb , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , brachial plexus , peripheral nerve injury , physical therapy , peripheral nerve , quality of life (healthcare) , brachial plexus injury , stroke (engine) , international classification of functioning, disability and health , peripheral , clinical practice , rehabilitation , surgery , mechanical engineering , nursing , engineering , anatomy
Background. Current studies regarding the consequences of upper limb traumatic peripheral nerve injuries adresses both sensory-motor dysfunction and functioning, disability and pain issues. Aims. This article presents an overview of the biomedical literature regarding the available assessment methodologies and outcome measures used in research and clinical practice for the evaluation of upper limb function in the therapeutic management of posttraumatic upper limb peripheral nerve injuries and disability and their impact on patient’s functioning, health and quality of life. Design. Systematic review of the international biomedical literature. Methods. We used PubMedCentral database searches (PMC) of the last 10 years published literature. There were excluded scientific abstracts and articles that did not match to our search criteria, such as studies on brachial plexus injury, diabetic neuropathy, upper limb neurologic impairment due to Stroke, TBI or SCI, etc. Results and discussion. We selected 20 studies from the identified articles. We presented an overview of the main assessment methodologies and functional parameters investigated in these studies.