Journal article
Deficits in preference-based health-related quality of life after complications associated with tibial fracture.
Abstract
Aims: The aims of this study were to quantify health state utility values (HSUVs) after a tibial fracture, investigate the effect of complications, to determine the trajectory in HSUVs that result in these differences and to quantify the quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) experienced by patients.
Patients and Methods: This is an analysis of 2138 tibial fractures enrolled in the Fluid Lavage of Open Wounds (FLOW) and Study to Prospectively …
Authors
Gitajn IL; Titus AJ; Tosteson AN; Sprague S; Jeray K; Petrisor B; Swiontkowski M; Bhandari M; Slobogean G
Journal
The Bone & Joint Journal, Vol. 100-B, No. 9, pp. 1227–1233
Publisher
British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery
Publication Date
9 2018
DOI
10.1302/0301-620x.100b9.bjj-2017-1488.r1
ISSN
2049-4394