Long-term patient reported outcomes after revision surgery for lower extremity nonunion: A retrospective cohort study
At an average of 8.6 years after lower extremity nonunion surgery that led to bone healing, patients continue to report lower general and lower extremity specific physical functioning compared to the normative population. The number of surgical attempts to obtain definitive healing was associated with compromised physical function scores. Mental health scores may return close to normative population scores. These results can be used to inform patients and guide treatment strategies and healthcare policies.
Authors
- Mitchel B. Harris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7003-6138)
- Mees Paulus Emmelot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4574-8085)
- Stein J. Janssen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3939-7765)
- Peter Kloen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1338-4771)
- Robert Kaspar Wagner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7031-1643)
- Thuan V. Ly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6208-5490)
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Injury
- Published
- 2024-08-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2024.111779
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.93