Systemic sclerosis & Raynaud's
The functional disabilities of the dominant and opposite hands in patients with systemic sclerosis
Authors' conclusion
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.
Study context
- Population
- Systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients diagnosed using the ACR/EULAR criteria
- Participants
- 30 patients
- Exposure
- Dominant hand vs contralateral hand
Methodological detailssingle-centre
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Spontaneous flexion joint limitations significantly greater in the dominant hand (p<0.0001)
- Kapandji score lower for the dominant hand (p<0.001)
- Rodnan hand score significantly higher for the dominant hand (p<0.001)
- Digital pressure similar between the hands
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
The functional disabilities of the dominant and opposite hands in patients with systemic sclerosis. Clin Exp Rheumatol. Published 19 October 2023. doi:10.
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