Journal article
Psychological distress and quality of life after orthopedic trauma: an observational study.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Little is known about the clinical consequences of psychological morbidity associated with orthopedic trauma. The objective of our study was to investigate the extent of psychological symptoms that patients experience following orthopedic trauma and whether these are associated with quality of life.
METHODS: All patients attending 10 orthopedic fracture clinics at 3 university-affiliated hospitals between January and October 2003 …
Authors
Bhandari M; Busse JW; Hanson BP; Leece P; Ayeni OR; Schemitsch EH
Journal
Canadian Journal of Surgery, Vol. 51, No. 1, pp. 15–22
Publication Date
February 2008
ISSN
0008-428X