@article{ref1,
title="Cold hypersensitivity after hand injuries. a prospective 7-year follow-up",
journal="Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery",
year="2018",
author="Vaksvik, T. and Røkkum, M. and Holm, I.",
volume="52",
number="6",
pages="363-366",
abstract="We studied changes in cold hypersensitivity from 3 to 7 years following severe hand injuries. Data was collected using postal questionnaires 7 years after injury in 71 patients who had participated in a 3-year follow-up from the time of injury. There was no change in cold sensitivity measured using the McCabe Cold Sensitivity Severity scale (CSS) from 3 to 7 years after injury. However, there was a trend toward decreased severity measured using a five-level scale of self-reported cold hypersensitivity. Compared to the 3-year follow-up, fewer respondents rated their condition as severe and two patients had recovered from their cold hypersensitivity at the 7-year follow-up. Furthermore, 21 (30%) of the respondents stated a decrease in cold hypersensitivity during the last 2 years. Limitations in cold associated activities and the importance of being less limited in leisure activities (NRS 0-10) did not change between the two follow-ups. In conclusion, the CSS-scores did not change from 3 to 7 years after injury. Several patients experienced improvements in cold hypersensitivity, but few recovered completely from the condition.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2000-656X",
doi="10.1080/2000656X.2018.1520124",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2000656X.2018.1520124"
}