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dc.contributor.authorPilbeam Kirk, Chloë E-
dc.contributor.authorHowell, Julianne W-
dc.contributor.authorHirth, Melissa J-
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Nick-
dc.date2023-
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-14T02:26:48Z-
dc.date.available2023-07-14T02:26:48Z-
dc.date.issued2023-06-27-
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Hand Therapy : Official Journal of the American Society of Hand Therapists 2023-06-27en_US
dc.identifier.issn1545-004X-
dc.identifier.urihttps://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/33240-
dc.description.abstractEvidence supports use of the relative motion extension (RME) approach following extensor tendon repairs in zones V-VI yielding good or excellent outcomes. To demonstrate how a 3-year internal audit and regular review of emerging evidence guided our change in practice from our longstanding use of the Norwich Regimen to the RME approach using implementation research methods. We compared the outcomes of both approaches prior to the formal adoption of the RME approach. Prospective clinical audit. A prospective audit of all consecutive adult finger extensor tendon repairs in zones IV-VII rehabilitated in our tertiary public health hand centre was undertaken between November 2014 and December 2017. Each audit year, outcomes were reviewed regarding the Norwich regimen and the RME early active motion approaches. As new evidence emerged, adjustments were made to our audit protocol for the RME approach. Discharge measurements of the range of motion of the affected and contralateral fingers and complications were recorded. During the 3-year audit, data was available on 79 patients (56 RME group including 59 fingers with 71 tendon repairs; 23 Norwich group including 28 fingers with 34 tendon repairs) with simple (n = 68) and complex (n = 11) finger extensor tendon zones IV-VI repairs (no zone VII presented during this time). Over time, the practice pattern shifted from the Norwich Regimen approach to the RME approach (and with the use of the RME plus [n = 33] and RME only [n = 23] approaches utilized). All approaches yielded similar good to excellent outcomes per total active motion and Miller's classification, with no tendon ruptures or need for secondary surgery. An internal audit of practice provided the necessary information regarding implementation to support a shift in hand therapy practice and to gain therapist or surgeon confidence in adopting the RME approach as another option for the rehabilitation of zone IV-VI finger extensor tendon repairs.en_US
dc.language.isoeng-
dc.subjectMedical auditen_US
dc.subjectOrthotic devicesen_US
dc.subjectRehabilitationen_US
dc.subjectRelative motionen_US
dc.subjectTendonsen_US
dc.titleImplementing an internal audit to change practice: Current evidence and review of patient outcomes enabled transition to the relative motion extension approach in the postoperative management of zones IV-VI extensor tendon repairs.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.identifier.journaltitleJournal of Hand Therapy : Official Journal of the American Society of Hand Therapistsen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationPulvertaft Hand Centre, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, UKen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationSelf-employed hand and upper extremity consultant, Saint Joseph, MI, USA.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationOccupational Therapyen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationPulvertaft Hand Centre, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, UK.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationRheumatology Department, Florence Nightingale Community Hospital, Derby, UK.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationMalvern Hand Therapy, Malvern, Victoria, Australia.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jht.2023.05.015en_US
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dc.identifier.pubmedid37385903-
local.name.researcherHirth, Melissa J
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item.openairetypeJournal Article-
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crisitem.author.deptOccupational Therapy-
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