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Glossary Outcome measure

Total passive extension deficit

Polski: Całkowity bierny deficyt wyprostu Czytaj po polsku →

Also known as TPED total flexion deformity TFD całkowity deficyt wyprostu

Sum of fixed flexion contracture across the metacarpophalangeal, proximal interphalangeal, and distal interphalangeal joints in an affected ray, measured by goniometer at maximal passive extension. The principal goniometric outcome measure in the operative literature on Dupuytren's disease, including the van Rijssen 2012 trial.

Articles mentioning this term

  1. FESSH preparation

    Dupuytren's disease

    An expert synthesis of Dupuytren's disease — anatomy, the McFarlane cord pattern, the contemporary treatment landscape after the European withdrawal of collagenase, and the parallel consensus definitions of recurrence — for FESSH candidates and consultant peers.

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