The functional disabilities of the dominant and opposite hands in patients with systemic sclerosis

CONCLUSIONS: The dominant hand exhibited significantly more skin sclerosis and mean flexion deterioration, a lower Kapandji score, and a tendency toward reduced mean extension, compared with the other hand. No vascular pathology was noted in either hand. Larger studies are needed to confirm these results and to draw therapeutic conclusions.PMID:38526006 | DOI:10.55563/clinexprheumatol/db7upl

Source: Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology - March 25, 2024 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Salom é Fourmond Simon Parreau St éphanie Dumonteil Charlotte Verdie-Kessler Kim-Heang Ly Philippe Lacroix Anne-Laure Fauchais Philippe Bernard Sylvain Palat Source Type: research