All Outputs (5)

A Systematic Review of Treatment Interventions for Metacarpal Shaft Fractures in Adults (2020)
Journal Article
Taha, R. H. M., Grindlay, D., Deshmukh, S., Montgomery, A., Davis, T. R. C., & Karanatana, A. (2022). A Systematic Review of Treatment Interventions for Metacarpal Shaft Fractures in Adults. Hand, 17(5), 869-878. https://doi.org/10.1177/1558944720974363

Metacarpal shaft fractures are common hand injuries that predominantly affect younger patients. There is wide variability in their treatment with no consensus on best practice. We performed a systematic review to assess the breadth and quality of ava... Read More about A Systematic Review of Treatment Interventions for Metacarpal Shaft Fractures in Adults.

Optimising recruitment to the HAND-1 RCT feasibility study: integration of the QuinteT Recruitment Intervention (QRI) (2020)
Journal Article
Husbands, S., Elliott, D., Davis, T. R., Blazeby, J. M., Harrison, E. F., Montgomery, A. A., …Mills, N. (2020). Optimising recruitment to the HAND-1 RCT feasibility study: integration of the QuinteT Recruitment Intervention (QRI). Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 6(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-020-00710-1

© 2020, The Author(s). Background: Recruitment to randomised controlled trials (RCTs) can be challenging, with most trials not reaching recruitment targets. Randomised feasibility studies can be set up prior to a main trial to identify and overcome r... Read More about Optimising recruitment to the HAND-1 RCT feasibility study: integration of the QuinteT Recruitment Intervention (QRI).

Mortality and pulmonary complications in patients undergoing upper extremity surgery at the peak of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in the UK: a national cohort study (2020)
Journal Article
Dean, B. J. F., The Corona Hands Collaborative, Karantana, A., & Deshmukh, S. (2020). Mortality and pulmonary complications in patients undergoing upper extremity surgery at the peak of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in the UK: a national cohort study. BMJ Quality and Safety, 30(4), 283-291. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2020-012156

Introduction: This study reports the 30-day mortality, SARS-CoV-2 complication rate and SARS-CoV-2-related hospital processes at the peak of the first wave of the pandemic in the UK. Methods: This national, multicentre, cohort study at 74 centres... Read More about Mortality and pulmonary complications in patients undergoing upper extremity surgery at the peak of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in the UK: a national cohort study.

Percutaneous pinning for treating distal radial fractures in adults (2020)
Journal Article
Karantana, A., Handoll, H. H., & Sabouni, A. (2020). Percutaneous pinning for treating distal radial fractures in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2020(2), Article CD006080. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd006080.pub3

BACKGROUND: Fracture of the distal radius is a common clinical problem. A key method of surgical fixation is percutaneous pinning, involving the insertion of wires through the skin to stabilise the fracture. This is an update of a Cochrane Review... Read More about Percutaneous pinning for treating distal radial fractures in adults.

A randomised feasibility trial comparing needle fasciotomy with limited fasciectomy treatment for Dupuytren’s contractures (2020)
Journal Article
the HAND-1 Study group, Davis, T. R. C., Tan, W., Harrison, E. F., Hollingworth, W., Karantana, A., …Montgomery, A. A. (2020). A randomised feasibility trial comparing needle fasciotomy with limited fasciectomy treatment for Dupuytren’s contractures. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 6(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-019-0546-y

© 2020 The Author(s). Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of conducting a large, multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing needle fasciotomy with limited fasciectomy for treatment of Dupuytren's contractures.... Read More about A randomised feasibility trial comparing needle fasciotomy with limited fasciectomy treatment for Dupuytren’s contractures.