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To validate the HANDFULS tool for assessing hand function and establish recovery trajectories in pediatric burn survivors.

T-4 Measuring What Matters: Validating the HANDFULS Hand Outcome Tool in Pediatric Burn Survivors

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Longitudinal cohort study measures hand function recovery in pediatric burn survivors, highlighting tool’s clinical relevance.

To validate the HANDFULS tool for assessing hand function and establish recovery trajectories in pediatric burn survivors.
Conducted a prospective longitudinal cohort study with 119 children (165 burned hands)
Assessed hand function at multiple time points: 2, 6, 12, and 24 months post-burn
Utilized mixed-effects models to evaluate changes over time while controlling for confounders
Compared PWV and HANDFULS scores with age-matched non-injured peers
Average age of participants was 8.5 years with a mean total body surface area burned of 12.7%
Significant improvement in PWV (1.5 marbles, p=.005) and HANDFULS scores (1.2 sec/marble, p=.002) over two years
Surgical patients showed lower PWV at 2 months and 6 months but maintained HANDFULS scores
At 2 months, 45.2% and 31.8% of children had normal PWV and HANDFULS scores; these figures increased to 77.6% and 78.1% by 24 months

Parry et al. (2026) studied this question.

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