Validering af spørgeskema ved lidelser i overekstremiteten

DASH stands for Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand and is a questionnaire developed in the US that can be used for assessment of patients with disability in the upper extremities. On the basis of the answers provided, a numerical DASH score can be calculated that reflects the patient's subjective evaluation of his or her disability. DASH would be of use for all upper-limb disorders and is appropriate for both acute and chronic disorders of either traumatic or non-traumatic aetiology. We present a study in which DASH has been used in a group of patients with a variety of conditions in the upper extremity. The aim was to evaluate the reproducibility of the scoring of Danish patients and to evaluate whether the questionnaire was useful in Danish clinical practice.