Open AccessPolytrauma and High-energy Injury Mechanisms are Associated with Worse Patient-reported Outcomes After Distal Radius Fractures
Author(s) -
Quirine M.J. van der Vliet,
Arthur A. R. Sweet,
Abhiram R. Bhashyam,
Steven Ferree,
Mark van Heijl,
Roderick M. Houwert,
Luke P. H. Leenen,
Falco Hietbrink
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000000757
Subject(s) - polytrauma , medicine , injury severity score , physical therapy , injury prevention , poison control , major trauma , trauma center , surgery , orthopedic surgery , sports medicine , retrospective cohort study , emergency medicine
Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are increasingly relevant when evaluating the treatment of orthopaedic injuries. Little is known about how PROs may vary in the setting of polytrauma or secondary to high-energy injury mechanisms, even for common injuries such as distal radius fractures.