Open AccessCan Upstream Patient Education Improve Fracture Care in a Digital World? Use of a Decision Aid for the Treatment of Displaced Diaphyseal Clavicle Fractures
Author(s) -
Cara Lai,
Malcolm R. DeBaun,
Noelle L Van Rysselberghe,
Geoffrey D. Abrams,
Robin N. Kamal,
Julius A. Bishop,
Michael J. Gardner
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of orthopaedic trauma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.221
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1531-2291
pISSN - 0890-5339
DOI - 10.1097/bot.0000000000001916
Subject(s) - medicine , decision aids , intervention (counseling) , orthopedic surgery , physical therapy , trauma surgery , medical emergency , surgery , nursing , alternative medicine , pathology
The increasing proportion of telemedicine and virtual care in orthopaedic surgery presents an opportunity for upstream delivery of patient facing tools, such as decision aids. Displaced diaphyseal clavicle fractures (DDCFs) are ideal for a targeted intervention because there is no superior treatment, and decisions are often dependent on patient's preference. A decision aid provided before consultation may educate a patient and minimize decisional conflict similarly to inperson consultation with an orthopaedic traumatologist.