Incidence of hand and wrist disorders in primary care.
Patrick KrastmanEvelien It de SchepperPatrick Je BindelsSita Ma Bierma-ZeinstraGerald KraanJos RunhaarPublished in: BJGP open (2024)
There is a large difference between the number of patients presenting to the GP with hand and wrist complaints and the number of hand and wrist diagnosis reported in the medical files. Introducing specific ICPC codes for different types of hand and wrist disorders could (potentially) lead to a more accurate registration of a diagnosis and determination of the incidence figures.