Prospective Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence Surgical Evaluation

Number of Participants: 250 Primary Research Objectives: Feasibility Secondary Research Objective: The secondary objectives are to determine: 1. How a history of IPV affects injury-related complications; 2. How a history of IPV affects return to pre-injury function; 3. Incident cases of IPV after a musculoskeletal injury, if the injury was not the result of IPV; 4. How a history of IPV affects health care and support service use after a musculoskeletal injury; 5. How a history of IPV affects health-related quality of life after a musculoskeletal injury; 6. How patterns of IPV change over time after a musculoskeletal injury; 7. How abused women's stage of change changes over time after a musculoskeletal injury Diagnosis and Main Inclusion Criteria: The inclusion criteria are: 1. adult females (at least 16 or 18 years of age depending on local ethics requirements); 2. patients presenting to participating fracture clinics within 6 weeks of their musculoskeletal injury; 3. patients presenting with a fracture or dislocation which is being managed with either surgical or non-surgical treatment. The exclusion criteria are: 1. unwilling to or unable to provide consent; 2. unable to complete the study questionnaires in a private location, due to safety and confidentiality; 3. unwilling or unable to follow the study protocol or their attending surgeon has concerns about their ability or willingness to follow study protocols; 4. does not speak and write in English or the dominant language of the local clinic Study Outcomes: The primary outcome is feasibility. Secondary outcomes are injury-related complications, return to function, incidence of IPV, quality of life, abuse type and severity, and stage of change. Duration of Patient Follow-Up: Study participants will be followed for 12 months