Evaluation of Performance-Based Outcome Measures for the Upper Limb: A Systematic Review

Objective performance-based outcome measures (OMs) have the potential to provide unbiased and reproducible assessments of limb function. However, very few of these performance-based OMs have been validated for upper limb (UL) prosthesis users. OMs validated in other clinical populations (eg, neurologic or musculoskeletal conditions) could be used to fill gaps in existing performance-based OMs for UL amputees. Additionally, a joint review might reveal consistent gaps across multiple clinical populations.

Source: PM and R - February 20, 2018 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Sophie Wang, C. Janice Hsu, Lauren Trent, Tiffany Ryan, Nathan T. Kearns, Eugene F. Civillico, Kimberly L. Kontson Tags: Narrative Review Source Type: research