Open AccessDemographics and Fracture Patterns of Patients Presenting to US Emergency Departments for Intimate Partner Violence
Author(s) -
Randall T. Loder,
Luke Momper
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the american academy of orthopaedic surgeons. global research and reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.358
H-Index - 2
ISSN - 2474-7661
DOI - 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-20-00009
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , emergency department , demographics , poison control , trunk , injury prevention , domestic violence , physical therapy , emergency medicine , demography , psychiatry , sociology , ecology , biology
Orthopaedic surgeons are in a position to assist in identifying intimate partner violence (IPV) patients. It was the purpose of this study to analyze the demographics and fracture patterns of IPV patients in the United States.