A Prospective Study of the Outcome of Patients with Limb Trauma following the Haitian Earthquake in 2010 at One- and Two- Year (The SuTra2 Study).

ABSTRACT: Background Severe limb trauma is common in earthquake survivors. Overall medium term outcomes and patient-perceived outcomes are poorly documented. Methods and Findings The prospective study SuTra2 assessed the functional and socio-economic status of a cohort of patients undergoing surgery for limb injury resulting in amputation (A) or limb preservation (LP) one year and two years after the 2010 Haiti earthquake. 305 patients [A: n=199 (65%), LP: n=106 (35%)] were evaluated. Their characteristics were: 57% female; mean age 31 years; 74% of principal injuries involved the lower limb; 46% of patients had an additional severe injury; 60% had fractures, of which two-thirds were compound or associated with severe soft tissue damage; 15% of amputations were traumatic. At 2 years, 51% of patients

SUBMITTER: Delauche MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4011624 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature