Variation in Repair of the Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex.

Conclusion We found that the rate of TFCC repair varies substantially from surgeon-to-surgeon. The observation that repair is more likely to happen when patients perceive themselves as injured suggests that perception of injury affects how patients and surgeons consider treatment options. To help avoid surgeries based on surgeon bias or patient misperception, we suggest studying the effect of tools that provide simple, balanced, dispassionate, and empowering information (e.g., decision aids) that can limit surgeon-to-surgeon variation. Level of Evidence  Level IV.
PMID: 29922502 [PubMed]

Source: Hand Surgery - June 22, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Kootstra TJM, van Leeuwen WF, Chen N, Ring D Tags: J Wrist Surg Source Type: research