Prediction of hand function after occupational hand injury by evaluation of initial anatomical severity

Abstract

The study showed that after occupational hand injury, initial anatomic severity evaluated by the HISS system could predict hand function after recovery.

Assessment of the severity of injuries to hands by powered wood splitters

“…The Hand Injury Severity Scoring system (HISS system) was designed to grade the severity of injury to hands and it has been used in several studies [12][13][14][15][16][17]. It divides the hand distal to the carpus into four categories: integument, skeletal, motor, and neural (ISMN categories).…”

Hand injury from powered wood splitters

“…[42,59] The HISS is also correlated to the outcome of hand injury as measured with the Purdue pegboard. [30] Mink van der Molen et al found that HISS was correlated to the degree of impairment resulting from hand injury assessed according to the American Medical Association (AMA) guidelines. [20,41] An obvious limitation of the HISS system is that injuries proximal to the CMC joints are not included.…”

Entry into vocational rehabilitation program following work-related hand injury: Potential candidates

“…Campbell and Kay developed Hand Injury Severity Score (HISS) to classify the severity of hand injury distal to the carpus [28]. The HISS has been found to correlate with the Disability Arm Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire [10,29], the Purdue Peg Test [30], and the American Medical Association (AMA) test of permanent impairment [31]. The HISS evaluates anatomical components of the hand distal to the carpus in 4 domains known as the ISMN:…”

“…[10] or Lee et al [30] found hand injury severity might lengthen time to return to work by using Campbell's HISS. Mink van der Molen [31] and this study, using MHISS, also found a similar tendency.…”