Perilunate Injury Timing and Treatment Options: A Systematic Review.

 Perilunate injuries are uncommon yet challenging and often missed injuries, representing 7% of all carpal traumas. Two types of injuries can be identified as follows: perilunate dislocations (PLD) and perilunate fracture-dislocations (PLFD). The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to establish which surgical treatment is superior for patients with perilunate injuries and the significance of delayed treatment.

Health-related quality of life in facial palsy: translation and validation of the Dutch version Facial Disability Index.

Purpose: Patient-reported outcome measures are essential in the evaluation of facial palsy. Aim of this study was to translate and validate the Facial Disability Index (FDI) for use in the Netherlands.

Methods: The FDI was translated into Dutch according to a forward-backward method.