Long-term quality of life in trauma patients following the full spectrum of tibial injury (fasciotomy, closed fracture, grade IIIB/IIIC open fracture and amputation)

Injury

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 213-219

  Giannoudis, Peter V ^a   Harwood, Paul J ^a   Kontakis, George ^b   Allami, Mohamad ^a   Macdonald, David ^a   Kay, Simon P ^c   Kind, Paul ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amputation; Fasciotomies; Functional outcome; Open fracture; Outcome; Tibial fracture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OPEN FRACTURE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF CARE; SURGEON; TIBIA FRACTURE; WALKING DIFFICULTY; AMPUTATION; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, OPEN; INJURY SCALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; REOPERATION; TIBIA; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REOPERATION; TIBIA; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61549134835     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.05.024     Document Type: Article

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