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Lead
Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium
Age
18–60
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
1. Patients treated surgically for one or more orthopaedic injuries with initial admission to the trauma service of the participating hospital
2. Ages 18-60 yrs inclusive
3. Length of Stay (LOS) \>=5 days or \>= 3 days with planned readmission for additional procedures
4. At least one orthopaedic injury of AIS 3 or greater (determination based on information available at the time of enrollment) resulting from a moderate to high energy force (e.g. motor vehicle or motorcycle crash, high fall). Injuries can include those to the upper or lower extremities, pelvis/acetabulum or spine.
5. Traumatic amputations of the upper or lower extremities (excluding amputations to fingers or toes)
You may not be if
1. Initial admission to non-trauma service.
2. Peri-prosthetic fractures of the femur, regardless of etiology
3. Patient eligible for the METRC OUTLET Study, i.e. patient with:
1. Gustilo type III distal tibia and/or foot or type III B or C ankle fractures with fracture pattern consistent with one of OTA codes: 43B1.3, 43B2-B3, 43C, 44B, 44C, 81B2-B3, 82B, and 82C;
2. Open or closed industrial foot crush injuries;
3. Open or closed foot blast injuries.
4. Patient requiring a Legally Authorized Representative (as defined by an inability to answer the "Evaluation of Give Consent" questions)
5. Patient non-ambulatory due to an associated spinal cord injury
6. Patient non-ambulatory pre-injury
7. Non-English speaking
8. Patient diagnosed with a severe psychosis
9. Patient lives outside the hospital's catchment area and/or follow-up is planned at another medical center
10. Severe problems with maintaining follow-up expected (e.g. patients who are prisoners or homeless at the time of injury or those who are severely intellectually challenged).
Clareo Health | Improving Activity and Quality of Life Following Orthopaedic Trauma: The Trauma Collaborative Care Study (TCCS)
