OBJECTIVE: Fear of movement in patients with traumatic hand-arm injuries can negatively affect functional outcomes. Therefore, it is important to evaluate fear of movement in this patient population. The aim of this study was to investigate the validity and reliability of the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia in patients with traumatic hand-forearm injuries. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. SETTING: Hand rehabilitation unit in a university hospital. PARTICIPANTS: The study included 170 patients with traumatic hand-arm injuries and a mean age of 37.57 (11.85) years. MAIN MEASURES: Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia RESULTS: Cronbach's alpha for the scale was 0.604, and test-retest reliability was acceptable (ICC = 0.646). Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia had a significant relationship with Beck Anxiety Inventory ( CONCLUSIONS: Psychometric properties of the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia were acceptable in patients with hand-forearm injuries. However, since our results were weaker than those in the literature, this should be considered when interpreting the results.