A5095875922- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Hip disorders and treatments
University of Maryland, Baltimore
2024
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
2024
Introduction: Financial toxicity is highly prevalent in patients after an orthopaedic injury. However, little known regarding the conditions that promote and protect against this financial distress. Our objective was to understand factors cause a lower extremity fracture. Methods: A qualitative study conducted using semi-structured interviews with 20 3 months surgical treatment of The were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, analyzed thematic analysis identify themes subthemes. Data...
<title>Abstract</title> Background Early weight bearing is frequently allowed and encouraged following fixation of hip femoral tibial shaft fractures, while pelvis, acetabulum, lower extremity periarticular fractures are often prescribed 6–12 weeks restricted bearing. Our objective was to perform a feasibility randomized trial immediate versus delayed as tolerated (WBAT) for the distal femur, proximal tibia. Methods A parallel two-arm pilot performed at one academic level I trauma center....
Background: Previous research has estimated that over one-half of patients with orthopaedic trauma experience financial distress after the injury. However, it is unknown what proportion lived under before injury and, therefore, causal effect on distress. This study examined changes in and factors associated new post-injury Methods: A prospective cohort was performed at a single academic center, leveraging patients’ 2-week recall their pre-injury circumstances to permit quasi-experiment...