Peer-reviewed papers (124)

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How do clinicians use, experience, and value applications of outcome information in daily care? A mixed-methods study

Van Kooij Y, Loos N, Arends G, Tabeau K, Slijper H, Veltkamp J, Selles R, Wouters R.

J Rehabil Med. 2025

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The role of diagnostic wrist arthroscopy in suspected scapholunate ligament injury : a cohort study of 324 patients

van Wijk L, van der Heijden B, Souer JS, Hovius SER, Colaris JW; Hand Wrist Study Group

Bone Jt Open. 2025

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Using outcome information during consultation yields better shared decision-making, better patient experiences, and more positive expectations: a comparative effectiveness study. 

Loos NL, Selles RW, Ter Stege MH, Arends GRD, Hoogendam L, van Kooij YE, Veltkamp J; Outcome-Based Healthcare Research Group; Wouters RM. Value Health. 2025

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The Eaton-Littler Ligament Reconstruction in Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Instability: Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in 74 Patients.

Nieuwdorp NJ, Jongen IC, Hundepool CA, Van der Oest MJW, Moojen TM, Selles RW; Hand-Wrist Study Group; Zuidam JM.

Plast Reconstr Surg. 2024 

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Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation Threshold for Successful Open Surgery of the Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex.

Feitz R, Kooij YEV, Oest MJWV, Souer JS, Hovius SER, Selles RW; Hand–Wrist Study Group.

J Wrist Surg. 2023

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Changes in illness perception, pain catastrophizing, and psychological distress following hand surgeon consultation: A prospective study.

de Ridder WA, van der Oest MJW, Slijper HP, Vermeulen GM, Hovius SER, Selles RW; Hand-Wrist Study Group; Wouters RM.

J Psychosom Res. 2024 

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The Figure-of-Eight Ligament Reconstruction in Thumb Carpometacarpal Instability: Surgical Technique and Clinical Outcomes.

Jongen IC, Nieuwdorp NJ, Hundepool CA, Van der Oest MJW, Moojen TM, Selles RW; Hand-Wrist Study Group; Zuidam JM.

J Hand Surg Am. 2024

 

What are the perspectives of patients with hand and wristconditions, chronic pain, and patients recovering from stroke on the use of patient and outcome information in everyday care? A Mixed-Methods study.

Arends GR, Loos NL, van Kooij YE, Tabeau K, de Ridder WA, Selles RW, Veltkamp J; Outcome-Based Healthcare Research Group; Wouters RM.

Qual Life Res. 2024

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Forearm rotation improves after corrective osteotomy in patients with symptomatic distal radius malunion.

van Es EM, Dijkhof M, Souer JS, van Ewijk FJ, Hoogendam L, Slijper HP, Selles RW; Hand-Wrist Study Group.

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Incision techniques for trigger thumb release: a comparison of outcomes of four types of skin incision.

Koopman JE, Smit JM, Wouters RM, Selles RW, Michiel Zuidam J; Hand-Wrist Study Group; Hundepool CA.

J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2024 

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Reconstruction of an early stage SLAC wrist with the 3-LT procedure: A controversial reappraisal.

Dullemans KN, Van der Oest MJW, Hakkesteegt SN, Vermeulen GM, Zuidam JM, Duraku LS, Feitz R; Hand-Wrist Study Group. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2024 

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Algorithm Versus Expert: Machine Learning Versus Surgeon-Predicted Symptom Improvement After Carpal Tunnel Release

Nina Louisa Loos, Lisa Hoogendam, John Sebastiaan Souer, Jeroen Hein van Uchelen, Harm Pieter Slijper, Robbert Maarten Wouter, Ruud Willem Selles,Hand-Wrist Study Group, Neurosurgery, 2024.

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Tailoring and evaluating treatment with the Patient-Specific Needs Evaluation: A Patient-Centered Approach. AI-Podcast
de Ridder WA, van Kooij YE, Slijper HP, Arends GR, de Roode A, MacDermid JC, Vermeulen GM, Hovius SER, Selles RW, Wouters RM; Hand-Wrist Study Group collaborators. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 Dec 12. 

Preoperative indicators of the effectiveness of surgical release in de Quervain patients: a prospective cohort study.
Bosman R, Hundepool CA, van der Oest MJ, Duraku LS, Souer JS, Selles RW, Zuidam JM; Hand-Wrist Study Group.
Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 Nov 23. 

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Driving Factors of Recommending a Hand Surgery Clinic After Surgery.

Porsius JT, Ter Stege MHP, Selles RW, Slijper HP; Hand-Wrist Study Group.
J Hand Surg Am. 2023

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An alternative treatment for degenerative triangular fibrocartilage complex injuries with distal radioulnar joint instability: first experience with 48 patients.

Shaer SA, van der Palen J, Teunissen J, Fink A, van der Heijden B, Zöphel O; Hand Wrist Study Group.

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Long-Term Outcomes of Nonsurgical Treatment of ThumbCarpometacarpal Osteoarthritis: A Cohort Study.

Esteban Lopez LMJ, Hoogendam L, Vermeulen GM, Tsehaie J, Slijper HP, Selles RW, Wouters RM; Hand-Wrist Study Group.

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Explaining Personalized Activity Limitations in Patients with Hand and Wrist Disorders: Insights from Sociodemographic, Clinical, and Mindset Characteristics.

Lachman DM, Kooij YEV, Slijper HP, Hovius SER, Selles RW; Hand-Wrist Study Group, Robbert Maarten Wouters.

 

Rethinking Complications in Hand Surgery.

Ring D, Wouters RM, Hoogendam L, van der Oest MJW, Vermeulen GM, Feitz R, Hovius SER, Zuidam JM, Slijper HP, Selles RW.

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Patient-Reported Outcomes and Function after Surgical Repair of the Ulnar Collateral Ligament of the Thumb.

Legerstee IWF, van der Oest MJW, Souer JS, Hundepool CA, Duraku LS, Selles RW, Zuidam JM

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Outcomes of an exercise program in patients with dorsal or volar midcarpal laxity: a cohort study of 213 patients.

Brands M, Selles RW, van Kooij YE, Feitz R, Videler AJ, Slijper HP, Wouters RM.

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The Ultrashort Mental Health Screening Tool Is a Valid and Reliable Measure With Added Value to Support Decision-making

Robbert M Wouters, Willemijn A de Ridder, Harm P Slijper, Guus M Vermeulen, Steven E R Hovius, Ruud W Selles; Mark J W van der Oest.

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Explaining Personalized Activity Limitations in Patients with Hand and Wrist Disorders: Insights from Sociodemographic, Clinical, and Mindset Characteristics.

Lachman DM, Kooij YEV, Slijper HP, Hovius SER, Selles RW; Hand-Wrist Study Group, Robbert Maarten Wouters.

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Multiple Compression Syndromes of the Same Upper Extremity: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Treatment Outcomes of Concomitant Treatment

Nienke H A Mendelaar, Caroline A Hundepool, Lisa Hoogendam, Liron S Duraku, Oliver T Zöphel, Ruud W Selles, J Michiel Zuidam; Hand-Wrist Study Group. J Hand Surg Am​ 2023 Mar 30;S0363-5023(23)00065-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2023.01.024.

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Treatment Invasiveness and Illness Perceptions Are Strongly Associated With Outcome Expectations in Patients Treated for Hand or Wrist Conditions: A Cross-sectional Study

de Ridder WA, Hoogendam L, Zeroual F, Slijper HP, Wouters RM, Vermeulen GM, Selles RW, van der Oest MJW, Hand-Wrist Study Group. 

Clin Orthop Relat Res​. 2023 Jan 24. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000002540

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Factors associated with self-reported pain and hand function following dorsal wrist ganglion excision

Martina Greminger, Jaimy Emerentiana Koopman, Yara Eline van Kooij, Lisa Hoogendam, Jeroen Smit, Harm Pieter Slijper, Ruud Willem Selles, Maurizio Calcagni; SUpExOr Study Group; Hand-Wrist Study Group. J Hand Surg Eur Vol​. 2023 Feb 16;17531934231153029. doi: 10.1177/17531934231153029.

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Prevalence of complications and association with patient-reported outcomes after trapeziectomy with a Weilby sling: A cohort study

Lisa Hoogendam, Mark J W van der Oest, Guus M Vermeulen, Reinier Feitz, Steven E R Hovius, J Michiel Zuidam, Harm P Slijper, Ruud W Selles; Hand-Wrist Study Group,; Robbert M Wouters. J Hand Surg Am​ 2023 Mar 15;S0363-5023(23)00045-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2023.01.022.

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Type of Work and Preoperative Ability to Perform Work Affect Return to Usual Work Following Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis

Bo J W Notermans, Joris S Teunissen, Ruud W Selles, Luitzen H L de Boer; Hand Wrist Study Group; Brigitte E P A van der Heijden. Hand (N Y)​ 2022 Dec 20;15589447221141485. doi: 10.1177/15589447221141485.

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Comparing Patient-Reported Outcomes on Three-Ligament Tenodesis between Partial and Complete Scapholunate Ligament Injuries: A Cohort Study

Stefanie N Hakkesteegt, Mark J W van der Oest, Kas N Dullemans, Liron S Duraku, Caroline A Hundepool, Ruud W Selles, Reinier Feitz, J Michiel Zuidam; Hand-Wrist Study Group. J Hand Surg Am. 2022 Nov 28;S0363-5023(22)00548-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2022.09.012

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Patient-Reported Outcomes 1 Year After Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis

Bo J W Notermans, Mark J W van der Oest, Ruud W Selles, Luitzen H L de Boer; Hand-Wrist Study Group; Brigitte E P A van der Heijden. J Hand Surg Am​ 2022 Jul;47(7):603-610. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2022.03.026. Epub 2022 May 26.

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Long-term outcomes after ulna shortening osteotomy: a mean follow-up of six years

Joris S Teunissen, Mark J W van der Oest, Ruud W Selles, Dietmar J O Ulrich, Steven E R Hovius, Brigitte van der Heijden; Hand Wrist Study Group contributors. Bone Jt Open​ 2022 May;3(5):375-382. doi: 10.1302/2633-1462.35.BJO-2022-0031.R1.

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The association between plate location and hardware removal following ulna shortening osteotomy: a cohort study

Joris S Teunissen, Sanharib Al Shaer, Brigitte P A van der Heijden, Ruud W Selles, Steven E R Hovius, Oliver T Zöphel; Hand Wrist Study Group. J Hand Surg Eur Vol​ 2022 Sep;47(8):831-838. doi: 10.1177/17531934221089228. Epub 2022 Apr 11.

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Predicting complete finger extension in Dupuytren's disease

R Poelstra, E R Andrinopoulou, C A van Nieuwenhoven, H P Slijper, R Feitz, R W Selles, S E R Hovius; Hand-Wrist Study Group. 

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg​ 2022 May;75(5):1661-1667.doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2021.11.087.

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Predicting Clinically Relevant Patient-Reported Symptom Improvement After Carpal Tunnel Release: A Machine Learning Approach

Lisa Hoogendam, Jeanne A C Bakx, J Sebastiaan Souer, Harm P Slijper, Eleni-Rosalina Andrinopoulou, Ruud W Selles; Hand Wrist Study Group. Neurosurgery​ 2022 Jan 1;90(1):106-113. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000001749.

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The impact of psychosocial variables on initial presentation and surgical outcome for ulnar-sided wrist pathology: a cohort study with 1-year follow-up

J S Teunissen, M J W van der Oest, D E van Groeninghen, R Feitz, S E R Hovius, E P A Van der Heijden. BMC Musculoskelet Disord​ 2022 Feb 1;23(1):109.doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05045-x.

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Routinely-Collected Outcomes of Proximal Row Carpectomy

Joris S Teunissen, Liron S Duraku, Reinier Feitz, J Michiel Zuidam, Ruud W Selles; BSSH Studyathon Consortium; Robbert M Wouters. 

J Hand Surg Am​ 2022 Nov 10;S0363-5023(22)00539-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2022.09.004.

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Outcome of Recurrent Surgery in Dupuytren's Disease: Comparison with Initial Treatment

Nienke H A Mendelaar, Ralph Poelstra, Christianne A van Nieuwenhoven, Harm P Slijper, Reinier Feitz, Steven E R Hovius, Ruud W Selles. Plast Reconstr Surg​ 2019 Nov;144(5):828e-835e.

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Is the outcome of a revision carpal tunnel release as good as those of a primary release? A matched cohort study.

Ten Heggeler MA, Sun PO, Jansen MC, Walbeehm ET, Zuidam JM, Selles RW; Hand-Wrist Study Group.J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2022 Aug 24:S1748-6815(22)00499-5. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.08.056. PMID: 36272920

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Involvement in a Personal Injury Claim Is Associated With More Pain and Delayed Return to Work After Elective Nonsurgical or Surgical Treatment for Hand or Wrist Disorders: A Propensity Score-matched Comparative Study.

Hoogendam L, van der Oest MJW, Souer JS, Selles RW, Hovius SER, Feitz R; Hand-Wrist Study Group.Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2022 Sep 26. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000002410. PMID: 36155596

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Reply to the Letter to the Editor: Machine Learning Can be Used to Predict Function but Not Pain After Surgery for Thumb Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis.

Loos NL, Hoogendam L, Souer JS, Slijper HP, Andrinopoulou ER, Coppieters MW, Selles RW.Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2022 Nov 1;480(11):2278-2279. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000002398. Epub 2022 Sep 13.PMID: 36099414

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Is Early Active Motion After 3-Ligament Tenodesis Noninferior to Late Active Motion? A Prospective, Multicenter Cohort Study.

Bakker D, Colaris JW, Kraan GA, Mathijssen N, Selles R, Smit X, Wouters R; Hand-Wrist Study Group.J Hand Surg Am. 2022 Aug 30:S0363-5023(22)00398-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2022.07.002. Online ahead of print.PMID: 36055872

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Complications and Functional Outcomes following Trigger Finger Release: A Cohort Study of 1879 Patients.

Koopman JE, Hundepool CA, Duraku LS, Smit JM, Zuidam JM, Selles RW, Wouters RM; Hand-Wrist Study Group.Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 Nov 1;150(5):1015-1024. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000009621. Epub 2022 Aug 22.PMID: 35994343

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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Postoperative Complications Following Open A1 Pulley Release for a Trigger Finger or Thumb.

Koopman JE, Zweedijk BE, Hundepool CA, Duraku LS, Smit J, Wouters RM, Selles RW; Hand-Wrist Study Group, Zuidam JM.J Hand Surg Am. 2022 Sep;47(9):823-833. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2022.04.017. Epub 2022 Jun 17.PMID: 35718583

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Rasch analysis of the brief Michigan Hand Questionnaire in patients with thumb osteoarthritis.

Killip SC, MacDermid JC, Wouters RM, Sinden KE, Gewurtz RE, Selles RW, Packham TL.BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2022 Jun 8;23(1):551. doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05478-4.PMID: 35676667 Free PMC article.

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Which Tendon Plasty Has the Best Outcome? A Comparison of Four Tendon Plasty Techniques in a Large Cohort of Patients with Symptomatic Trapeziometacarpal Osteoarthritis.

Hoogendam L, Bink T, de Lange J, Selles RW, Colaris JW, Zuidam JM, Hovius SER, van der Heijden B; Hand-Wrist Study Group.Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 Aug 1;150(2):364e-374e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000009350. Epub 2022 Jun 8.PMID: 35671451

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Prognostic Factors in Open Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex (TFCC) Repair.

Feitz R, Stip D, van der Oest M, Souer S, Hovius S, Selles R; Hand-Wrist Study Group.J Hand Surg Glob Online. 2021 Jun 12;3(4):176-181. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsg.2021.05.005. eCollection 2021 Jul.PMID: 35415558 Free PMC article.

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Two-Corner Fusion or Four-Corner Fusion of the Wrist for Midcarpal Osteoarthritis? A Multicenter Prospective Comparative Cohort Study.

Duraku LS, Hundepool CA, Hoogendam L, Selles RW, van der Heijden BEPA, Colaris JW, Hovius SER, Zuidam JM; Hand-Wrist Study Group.Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 Jun 1;149(6):1130e-1139e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000009116. Epub 2022 Apr 11.PMID: 35404339

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Rasch Analysis of the Michigan Hand Questionnaire.

Packham T, MacDermid JC, Selles RW, Slijper HP, Wouters R.Value Health. 2022 Apr;25(4):638-646. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2021.09.015. Epub 2021 Oct 26.PMID: 35365308

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Factors associated with self-reported pain and hand function following surgical A1 pulley release.

Koopman JE, Hundepool CA, Wouters RM, Duraku LS, Smit JM, Selles RW; Hand-Wrist study group, Zuidam JM.J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2022 Jul;47(7):734-741. doi: 10.1177/17531934221085401. Epub 2022 Mar 10.PMID: 35272514 Free article.

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The prevalence, incidence, and progression of radiographic thumb base osteoarthritis in a population-based cohort: the Rotterdam Study.

Teunissen JS, Wouters RM, Bierma-Zeintra SMA, van Meurs JBJ, Schreuders TAR, Zuidam JM, Selles RW.Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2022 Apr;30(4):578-585. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2022.01.003. Epub 2022 Jan 20.PMID: 35066174 Free article.

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Machine Learning Can be Used to Predict Function but Not Pain After Surgery for Thumb Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis.

Loos NL, Hoogendam L, Souer JS, Slijper HP, Andrinopoulou ER, Coppieters MW, Selles RW; , the Hand-Wrist Study Group.Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2022 Jul 1;480(7):1271-1284. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000002105. Epub 2022 Jan 18.PMID: 35042837

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Outcome of Simple Decompression of Primary Cubital Tunnel Syndrome Based on Patient-Reported Outcome Measurements.

Mendelaar NHA, Hundepool CA, Hoogendam L, Duraku LS, Power DM, Walbeehm ET, Selles RW, Zuidam JM; Hand-Wrist Study Group.J Hand Surg Am. 2022 Mar;47(3):247-256.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2021.11.020. Epub 2022 Jan 6.PMID: 35000814

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Outcomes of ulna shortening osteotomy: a cohort analysis of 106 patients.

Teunissen JS, Wouters RM, Al Shaer S, Zöphel OT, Vermeulen GM, Hovius SER, Van der Heijden EPA; Hand-Wrist Study Group.J Orthop Traumatol. 2022 Jan 5;23(1):1. doi: 10.1186/s10195-021-00621-8.PMID: 34985595 Free PMC article.

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Which Factors Are Associated With Satisfaction With Treatment Results in Patients With Hand and Wrist Conditions? A Large Cohort Analysis.

De Ridder WA, Wouters RM, Hoogendam L, Vermeulen GM, Slijper HP, Selles RW; Hand-Wrist Study Group.Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2022 Jul 1;480(7):1287-1301. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000002107. Epub 2022 Jan 4.PMID: 34982052

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Collaborative hand surgery clinical research without sharing individual patient data; proof of principle study.

Duraku LS, Hoogendam L, Hundepool CA, Power DM, Rajaratnam V, Slijper HP, Feitz R, Zuidam JM, Selles RW; & Hand Wrist Study Group & Esser Research Group.J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2022 Jul;75(7):2242-2250. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.02.065. Epub 2022 Mar 6.PMID: 35351392

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What Are the Minimally Important Changes of Four Commonly Used Patient-reported Outcome Measures for 36 Hand and Wrist Condition-Treatment Combinations?

Hoogendam L, Koopman JE, van Kooij YE, Feitz R, Hundepool CA, Zhou C, Slijper HP, Selles RW, Wouters RM; , and the Hand-Wrist Study Group.Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2022 Jun 1;480(6):1152-1166. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000002094. Epub 2021 Dec 27.PMID: 34962496

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Long-term patient-reported outcomes for open surgery of the triangular fibrocartilage complex.

Feitz R, Khoshnaw S, van der Oest MJW, Souer JS, Slijper HP, Hovius SER, Selles RW; Hand-Wrist Study Group.Bone Jt Open. 2021 Nov;2(11):981-987. doi: 10.1302/2633-1462.211.BJO-2021-0140.R1.PMID: 34818898

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Return to Usual Work Following an Ulnar Shortening Osteotomy: A Sample of 111 Patients.

Teunissen JS, Feitz R, Al Shaer S, Hovius S, Selles RW; Hand-Wrist Study Group, Van der Heijden B.J Hand Surg Am. 2022 Aug;47(8):794.e1-794.e11. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2021.07.022. Epub 2021 Sep 10.PMID: 34511292 Free article.

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The Influence of Illness Perception and Mental Health on Return to Work After Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery.

Jansen MC, van der Oest MJW, de Haas NP, Selles PhD RW, Zuidam Md PhD JM; Hand-Wrist Study Group.J Hand Surg Am. 2021 Sep;46(9):748-757. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2021.04.002.PMID: 34481633

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A Standard Set for Outcome Measurement in Patients With Hand and Wrist Conditions: Consensus by the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement Hand and Wrist Working Group.

Wouters RM, Jobi-Odeneye AO, de la Torre A, Joseph A; ICHOM Hand and Wrist Working Group, Hovius SER.J Hand Surg Am. 2021 Oct;46(10):841-855.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2021.06.004. Epub 2021 Jul 27.PMID: 34325941 Free article.

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Determining the Minimally Important Change of the Michigan Hand outcomes Questionnaire in patients undergoing trigger finger release.

Koopman JE, van Kooij YE, Selles RW, Slijper HP, Smit JM, van Nieuwenhoven CA, Wouters RM; Hand-Wrist Study Group.J Hand Ther. 2021 Jul 24:S0894-1130(21)00084-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jht.2021.06.003. Online ahead of print.PMID: 34312042 Free article.

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Closing the loop: a 10-year experience with routine outcome measurements to improve treatment in hand surgery.

Feitz R, van Kooij YE, Ter Stege MHP, van der Oest MJW, Souer JS, Wouters RM, Slijper HP, Selles RW, Hovius SER; Hand–Wrist Study Group.EFORT Open Rev. 2021 Jun 28;6(6):439-450. doi: 10.1302/2058-5241.6.210012. eCollection 2021 Jun.PMID: 34267934 Free PMC article. Review.

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Associations between positive treatment outcome expectations, illness understanding, and outcomes: a cohort study on non-operative treatment of first carpometacarpal osteoarthritis.

van der Oest MJW, Hoogendam L, Wouters RM, Vermeulen GM, Slijper HP, Selles RW, Vranceanu AM, Porsius JT; Hand-Wrist Study Group.Disabil Rehabil. 2022 Sep;44(19):5487-5494. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2021.1936661. Epub 2021 Jul 7.PMID: 34232069

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Test-retest Reliability and Construct Validity of the Satisfaction with Treatment Result Questionnaire in Patients with Hand and Wrist Conditions: A Prospective Study.

De Ridder WA, van Kooij YE, Vermeulen GM, Slijper HP, Selles RW, Wouters RM; and the Hand-Wrist Study Group.Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2021 Sep 1;479(9):2022-2032. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000001794.PMID: 34014631 Free PMC article.

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Are Patient Expectations and Illness Perception Associated with Patient-reported Outcomes from Surgical Decompression in de Quervain's Tenosynovitis?

Blackburn J, van der Oest MJW, Chen NC, Feitz R, Duraku LS, Zuidam JM, Vranceanu AM, Selles RW; Hand-Wrist Study Group.Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2021 May 1;479(5):1147-1155. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000001577.PMID: 33861217 Free PMC article.

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Factors associated with return to work after open reinsertion of the triangular fibrocartilage.

Feitz R, Teunissen JS, van der Oest MJW, van der Heijden EPA, Selles RW, Hovius SER; Hand–Wrist Study Group.Hand Surg Rehabil. 2021 Sep;40(4):405-412. doi: 10.1016/j.hansur.2021.03.012. Epub 2021 Apr 3.PMID: 33823294 Free article.

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The prevalence of radiographic thumb base osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis.

van der Oest MJW, Duraku LS, Andrinopoulou ER, Wouters RM, Bierma-Zeinstra SMA, Selles RW, Zuidam JM.Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2021 Jun;29(6):785-792. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2021.03.004. Epub 2021 Mar 17.PMID: 33744429 Free article. Review.

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Patients With Higher Treatment Outcome Expectations Are More Satisfied With the Results of Nonoperative Treatment for Thumb Base Osteoarthritis: A Cohort Study.

Hoogendam L, van der Oest MJW, Wouters RM, Andrinopoulou ER, Vermeulen GM, Slijper HP, Porsius JT, Selles RW; Hand-Wrist Study Group.Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2021 Aug;102(8):1533-1540. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2021.01.080. Epub 2021 Feb 10.PMID: 33581136 Free article.

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Patient Mindset and the Success of Carpal Tunnel Release.

Sun PO, Walbeehm ET, Selles RW, Slijper HP, Ulrich DJO, Porsius JT; Hand Wrist Study Group.Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 Jan 1;147(1):66e-75e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000007441.PMID: 33370055

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Psychological Characteristics, Female Sex, and Opioid Use Predict Acute Postoperative Pain in Patients Surgically Treated for Thumb Base Osteoarthritis: A Cohort Study.

Wouters RM, Porsius JT, van der Oest MJW, Slijper HP, Souer JS, Selles RW, MacDermid JC; Hand-Wrist Study Group.Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Dec;146(6):1307-1316. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000007337.PMID: 33234961

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Routine Health Outcome Measurement: Development, Design, and Implementation of the Hand and Wrist Cohort.

Selles RW, Wouters RM, Poelstra R, van der Oest MJW, Porsius JT, Hovius SER, Moojen TM, van Kooij Y, Pennehouat PY, van Huis R, Vermeulen GM, Feitz R, Slijper HP; Hand-Wrist Study Group.Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Aug;146(2):343-354. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000007008.PMID: 32740587

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Illness Perceptions of Patients With First Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Dupuytren Contracture, or Trigger Finger.

van der Oest MJW, Poelstra R, Feitz R, Vranceanu AM, Slijper HP, Selles RW; Hand-Wrist Study Group, Porsius JT.J Hand Surg Am. 2020 May;45(5):455.e1-455.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2019.10.021. Epub 2019 Dec 5.PMID: 31812335

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Psychological factors are more strongly associated with pain than radiographic severity in non-invasively treated first carpometacarpal osteoarthritis.

Hoogendam L, van der Oest MJW, Tsehaie J, Wouters RM, Vermeulen GM, Slijper HP, Selles RW, Porsius JT; Hand-Wrist Study Group.Disabil Rehabil. 2021 Jun;43(13):1897-1902. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2019.1685602. Epub 2019 Nov 8.PMID: 31702959

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No effect of anodal tDCS on motor cortical excitability and no evidence for responders in a large double-blind placebo-controlled trial

Jonker, Zeb D., Carolin Gaiser, Joke H.M. Tulen, Gerard M. Ribbers, Maarten A. Frens, and Ruud W. Selles. Brain Stimulation. 2021;14 (1): 100-109. doi:10.1016/j.brs.2020.11.005

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Predicting Upper Limb Motor Impairment Recovery after Stroke: A Mixture Model

Vliet, Rick, Ruud W. Selles, Eleni‐Rosalina Andrinopoulou, Rinske Nijland, Gerard M. Ribbers, Maarten A. Frens, Carel Meskers, and Gert Kwakkel. Annals Of Neurology. 2020; 87(3): 383-393. doi:10.1002/ana.25679.

 

Factors affecting return to work after surgical treatment of trapeziometacarpal joint osteoarthritis

van der Oest, Mark J. W., Joris S. Teunissen, Ralph Poelstra, Reinier Feitz, Alex Burdorf, and Ruud W Selles. Journal Of Hand Surgery (European Volume). 2020:175319342097863. doi:10.1177/1753193420978631.

 

Quantifying in vivo scaphoid, lunate, and capitate kinematics using four-dimensional computed tomography

Brinkhorst, Michelle, Mahyar Foumani, Joost van Rosmalen, Ruud Selles, Steven Hovius, Simon Strackee, and Geert Streekstra. Skeletal Radiology. 2020;50 (2): 351-359. doi:10.1007/s00256-020-03543-4.

 

Beneficial Effects of Nonsurgical Treatment for Symptomatic Thumb Carpometacarpal Instability in Clinical Practice: A Cohort Study

Wouters, Robbert M., Harm P. Slijper, Lisa Esteban Lopez, Steven E.R. Hovius, Ruud W. Selles, R.A.M. Blomme, and B.J.R. Sluijter et al. Archives Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation. 2020; 101 (3): 434-441. doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2019.08.485.

 

What Is the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Quality of Life and Other Patient-reported Outcomes? An Analysis of the Hand-Wrist Study Cohort

Cohen, Abigael, Ruud W. Selles, Willemijn A. De Ridder, Marloes H. P. Ter Stege, J. Sebastiaan Souer, and Robbert M. Wouters. Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research. 2020;479 (2): 335-345. doi:10.1097/corr.0000000000001514.

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Psychological Characteristics, Female Sex, and Opioid Use Predict Acute Postoperative Pain in Patients Surgically Treated for Thumb Base Osteoarthritis: A Cohort Study

Wouters, Robbert M., Jarry T. Porsius, Mark J. W. van der Oest, Harm P. Slijper, J. Sebastiaan Souer, Ruud W. Selles, and Joy C. MacDermid. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 2020;146 (6): 1307-1316. doi:10.1097/prs.0000000000007337.

 

Content validity and responsiveness of the Patient-Specific Functional Scale in patients with Dupuytren's disease

van Kooij, Yara E., Ralph Poelstra, Jarry T. Porsius, Harm P. Slijper, David Warwick, and Ruud W. Selles. Journal Of Hand Therapy. 2020. doi:10.1016/j.jht.2020.03.009.

 

Quantifying upper limb spasticity and abnormal synergy in stroke patients subgroups with a single robotic device.

van der Velden, L.L.; Tuinder, K.; Onneweer, B.; Benner, J.L.; Haarman, C.J.W.; Roebroeck, M.E.; Ribbers, G.M.; Selles, R.W. 2020. Poster session presented at 11th World Congress for Neurorehabilitation, WCNR 2020, Lyon, France.
 

Quantifying in vivo scaphoid, lunate, and capitate kinematics using four-dimensional computed tomography

Brinkhorst, Michelle, Mahyar Foumani, Joost van Rosmalen, Ruud Selles, Steven Hovius, Simon Strackee, and Geert Streekstra. Skeletal Radiology. 2020 50 (2): 351-359. doi:10.1007/s00256-020-03543-4.

 

Relative Motion of the Connective Tissue in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: The Relation with Disease Severity and Clinical Outcome

Schrier, Verena J.M.M., Stefanie Evers, Jennifer R. Geske, Walter K. Kremers, Hector R. Villarraga, Ruud W. Selles, Steven E.R. Hovius, Russell Gelfman, and Peter C. Amadio. Ultrasound In Medicine & Biology. 2020;46 (9): 2236-2244. doi:10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2020.05.017.

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Patient's satisfaction beyond hand function in Dupuytren's disease: analysis of 1106 patients.

Poelstra R, van Kooij YE, van der Oest MJW, Slijper HP, Hovius SER, Selles RW; Hand-Wrist Study Group.
J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2019 Nov 28:1753193419890284. doi: 10.1177/1753193419890284.

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Which Psychological Variables Are Associated With Pain and Function Before Surgery for de Quervain's Tenosynovitis? A Cross-sectional Study.

Blackburn J, van der Oest MJW, Selles RW, Chen NC, Feitz R, Vranceanu AM, Porsius JT.
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2019 Dec;477(12):2750-2758. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000000992.

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Three-ligament tenodesis for chronic scapholunate injuries: short-term outcomes in 203 patients.

Blackburn J, van der Oest MJW, Poelstra R, Selles RW, Chen NC, Feitz R; Hand-Wrist Study Group.
J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2019 Nov 11:1753193419885063. doi: 10.1177/1753193419885063. 

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Psychological factors are more strongly associated with pain than radiographic severity in non-invasively treated first carpometacarpal osteoarthritis.

Hoogendam L, van der Oest MJW, Tsehaie J, Wouters RM, Vermeulen GM, Slijper HP, Selles RW, Porsius JT; Hand-Wrist Study Group.
Disabil Rehabil. 2019 Nov 8:1-6. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2019.1685602. 

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Beneficial Effects of Non-surgical Treatment for Symptomatic Thumb Carpometacarpal Instability in Clinical Practice: A Cohort Study.

Wouters RM, Slijper HP, Lopez LE, Hovius SER, Selles RW; Hand-Wrist Study Group.

Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 Oct 11. pii: S0003-9993(19)31120-7. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2019.08.485. 

 

Median Nerve Transverse Mobility and Outcome after Carpal Tunnel Release.

Schrier VJMM, Evers S, Geske JR, Kremers WK, Villarraga HR, Kakar S, Selles RW, Hovius SER, Gelfman R, Amadio PC.

Ultrasound Med Biol. 2019 Nov;45(11):2887-2897. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2019.06.422. 

 

Influence of illness perceptions, psychological distress and pain catastrophizing on self-reported symptom severity and functional status in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome.

Sun PO, Walbeehm ET, Selles RW, Jansen MC, Slijper HP, Ulrich DJO, Porsius JT; Hand-Wrist Study Group.

J Psychosom Res. 2019 Aug 28;126:109820. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2019.109820. 

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Patients With Thumb-base Osteoarthritis Scheduled for Surgery Have More Symptoms, Worse Psychological Profile, and Higher Expectations Than Nonsurgical Counterparts: A Large Cohort Analysis.

Wouters RM, Vranceanu AM, Slijper HP, Vermeulen GM, van der Oest MJW, Selles RW, Porsius JT; Hand-Wrist Study Group.

Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2019 Aug 22. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000000897. 

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Outcome of Recurrent Surgery in Dupuytren's Disease; Comparison with Initial Treatment.

Mendelaar NHA, Poelstra R, van Nieuwenhoven CA, Slijper HP, Feitz R, Hovius SER, Selles RW.

Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Aug 5. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000006150. 

 

Item Reduction of the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire Using Decision Tree Modeling.

Jansen MC, van der Oest MJ, Slijper HP, Porsius JT, Selles RW.

Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 Jun 8. pii: S0003-9993(19)30390-9. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2019.04.021. [Epub ahead of print]

 

Positive experience with treatment is associated with better surgical outcome in trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis.

Tsehaie J, van der Oest MJW, Poelstra R, Selles RW, Feitz R, Slijper HP, Hovius SER, Porsius JT; Hand-Wrist Study Group.

J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2019 Sep;44(7):714-721. doi: 10.1177/1753193419851777. 

 

Better Patient-Reported Experiences with Health Care Are Associated with Improved Clinical Outcome after Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery.

Schrier VJMM, Poelstra R, Selles RW, Slijper HP, Amadio PC, Hovius SER, Porsius JT.

Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Jun;143(6):1677-1684. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000005516.

 

Reply: Surgeon Volume and the Outcomes of Dupuytren's Surgery: Results from a Dutch Multicenter Study.

Zhou C, Ceyisakar IE, Hovius SER, Feitz R, Slijper HP, Lingsma HF, Selles RW.

Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 May;143(5):1126e-1127e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000005546. 

 

Shorter vs Longer Immobilization After Surgery for Thumb Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis: A Propensity Score-Matched Study.

Tsehaie J, Wouters RM, Feitz R, Slijper HP, Hovius SER, Selles RW; Hand-Wrist Study Group.

Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 Apr 23. pii: S0003-9993(19)30259-X. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2019.02.016.

 

Recurrent and persistent carpal tunnel syndrome: predicting clinical outcome of revision surgery.

Sun PO, Selles RW, Jansen MC, Slijper HP, Ulrich DJO, Walbeehm ET.

J Neurosurg. 2019 Feb 15:1-9. doi: 10.3171/2018.11.JNS182598. 

 

Item reduction of the patient-rated wrist evaluation using decision tree modelling.

van der Oest MJW, Porsius JT, MacDermid JC, Slijper HP, Selles RW.

Disabil Rehabil. 2019 Feb 10:1-8. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2019.1566407.

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Response to Conservative Treatment for Thumb Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis Is Associated With Conversion to Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Tsehaie J, Porsius JT, Rizopoulos D, Slijper HP, Feitz R, Hovius SER, Selles RW.

Phys Ther. 2019 May 1;99(5):570-576. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzz009.

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Exercise Therapy in Addition to an Orthosis Reduces Pain More Than an Orthosis Alone in Patients With Thumb Base Osteoarthritis: A Propensity Score Matching Study.

Wouters RM, Tsehaie J, Slijper HP, Hovius SER, Feitz R; Hand-Wrist Study Group, Selles RW.

Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 Jun;100(6):1050-1060. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2018.11.010.

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Percutaneous Aponeurotomy and Lipofilling versus Limited Fasciectomy for Dupuytren's Contracture: 5-Year Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial.

Selles RW, Zhou C, Kan HJ, Wouters RM, van Nieuwenhoven CA, Hovius SER.

Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 Dec;142(6):1523-1531. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000004982.

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Predicting Outcome After Hand Orthosis and Hand Therapy for Thumb Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis: A Prospective Study.

Tsehaie J, Spekreijse KR, Wouters RM, Feitz R, Hovius SER, Slijper HP, Selles RW; Hand-Wrist Study Group.

Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 May;100(5):844-850. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2018.08.192. 

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Predicting Clinical Outcome After Surgical Treatment in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Jansen MC, Evers S, Slijper HP, de Haas KP, Smit X, Hovius SE, Selles RW.

J Hand Surg Am. 2018 Dec;43(12):1098-1106.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2018.05.017. 

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Better patients' treatment experiences are associated with better postoperative results in Dupuytren's disease.

Poelstra R, Selles RW, Slijper HP, van der Oest MJW, Feitz R, Hovius SER, Porsius JT; Hand-Wrist Study Group.

J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2018 Oct;43(8):848-854. doi: 10.1177/1753193418780187. 

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Hand Surgeons Performing More Open Carpal Tunnel Releases Do Not Show Better Patient Outcomes.

Evers S, Jansen MC, Slijper HP, de Haas N, Smit X, Porsius JT, Hovius SER, Amadio PC, Selles RW.

Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 Jun;141(6):1439-1446. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000004369.

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Outcome of a Hand Orthosis and Hand Therapy for Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis in Daily Practice: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Tsehaie J, Spekreijse KR, Wouters RM, Slijper HP, Feitz R, Hovius SER, Selles RW.

J Hand Surg Am. 2018 Nov;43(11):1000-1009.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2018.04.014.

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Surgeon Volume and the Outcomes of Dupuytren's Surgery: Results from a Dutch Multicenter Study.

Zhou C, Ceyisakar IE, Hovius SER, Feitz R, Slijper HP, Lingsma HF, Selles RW.

Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 Jul;142(1):125-134. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000004512.

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Comparative Effectiveness of Needle Aponeurotomy and Collagenase Injection for Dupuytren's Contracture: A Multicenter Study.

Zhou C, Hovius SER, Pieters AJ, Slijper HP, Feitz R, Selles RW.

Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2017 Sep 25;5(9):e1425. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000001425.

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Postoperative Rehabilitation Following Thumb Base Surgery: A Systematic Review of the Literature.

Wouters RM, Tsehaie J, Hovius SER, Dilek B, Selles RW.

Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2018 Jun;99(6):1177-1212.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2017.09.114.

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Recurrence of Dupuytren's contracture: A consensus-based definition.

Kan HJ, Verrijp FW, Hovius SER, van Nieuwenhoven CA; Dupuytren Delphi Group, Selles RW.

PLoS One. 2017 May 15;12(5):e0164849. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164849. eCollection 2017. Erratum in: PLoS One. 2019 Apr 25;14(4):e0216313.

 

Reply: Percutaneous Aponeurotomy and Lipofilling (PALF) versus Limited Fasciectomy in Patients with Primary Dupuytren's Contracture: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial.

Kan HJ, Selles RW, van Nieuwenhoven CA, Zhou C, Khouri RK, Hovius SER.

Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 Aug;140(2):358e-359e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000003537. No abstract available.

 

Surgical stabilization for symptomatic carpometacarpal hypermobility; a randomized comparison of a dorsal and a volar technique and a cohort of the volar technique.

Spekreijse KR, Vermeulen GM, Moojen TM, Slijper HP, Hovius SE, Selles RW, Feitz R.

Eur J Plast Surg. 2016;39(5):345-352. Epub 2016 Jul 13.

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Trapeziometacarpal Arthrodesis or Trapeziectomy with Ligament Reconstruction in Primary Trapeziometacarpal Osteoarthritis: A 5-Year Follow-Up.

Spekreijse KR, Selles RW, Kedilioglu MA, Slijper HP, Feitz R, Hovius SE, Vermeulen GM.

J Hand Surg Am. 2016 Sep;41(9):910-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2016.07.089.

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Predictors of Patient Satisfaction with Hand Function after Fasciectomy for Dupuytren's Contracture.

Zhou C, Hovius SE, Slijper HP, Zuidam MJ, Smit X, Feitz R, Selles RW.

Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Sep;138(3):649-55. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000002472.

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Comparative Effectiveness of Percutaneous Needle Aponeurotomy and Limited Fasciectomy for Dupuytren's Contracture: A Multicenter Observational Study.

Zhou C, Selles RW, Slijper HP, Feitz R, van Kooij Y, Moojen TM, Hovius SE.

Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Oct;138(4):837-46. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000002560.

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Percutaneous Aponeurotomy and Lipofilling (PALF) versus Limited Fasciectomy in Patients with Primary Dupuytren's Contracture: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial.

Kan HJ, Selles RW, van Nieuwenhoven CA, Zhou C, Khouri RK, Hovius SE.

Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Jun;137(6):1800-12. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000002224.

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Patients' Preferences for Treatment for Dupuytren's Disease: A Discrete Choice Experiment.

Kan HJ, de Bekker-Grob EW, van Marion ES, van Oijen GW, van Nieuwenhoven CA, Zhou C, Hovius SE, Selles RW.

Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Jan;137(1):165-73. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000001878.

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The Effect of a Bone Tunnel During Ligament Reconstruction for Trapeziometacarpal Osteoarthritis: A 5-Year Follow-up.

Spekreijse KR, Vermeulen GM, Kedilioglu MA, Slijper HP, Feitz R, Hovius SE, Selles RW.

J Hand Surg Am. 2015 Nov;40(11):2214-22. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2015.07.011.

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Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum versus Limited Fasciectomy for Dupuytren's Contracture: Outcomes from a Multicenter Propensity Score Matched Study.

Zhou C, Hovius SE, Slijper HP, Feitz R, Van Nieuwenhoven CA, Pieters AJ, Selles RW.

Plast Reconstr Surg. 2015 Jul;136(1):87-97. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000001320.

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Comparison of arthroplasties with or without bone tunnel creation for thumb basal joint arthritis: a randomized controlled trial.

Vermeulen GM, Spekreijse KR, Slijper H, Feitz R, Hovius SE, Selles RW.

J Hand Surg Am. 2014 Sep;39(9):1692-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.04.044. 

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Trapeziometacarpal arthrodesis or trapeziectomy with ligament reconstruction in primary trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial.

Vermeulen GM, Brink SM, Slijper H, Feitz R, Moojen TM, Hovius SE, Selles RW.

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014 May 7;96(9):726-33. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.L.01344.

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Surgical management of primary thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis: a systematic review.

Vermeulen GM, Slijper H, Feitz R, Hovius SE, Moojen TM, Selles RW.

J Hand Surg Am. 2011 Jan;36(1):157-69. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.10.028. Revie