Estimating Risk of Chronic Pain and Disability Following Musculoskeletal Trauma in the United Kingdom.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Serious traumatic injury is a leading cause of death and disability globally, with most survivors known to develop chronic pain.

Objective

To describe early variables associated with poor long-term outcome for posttrauma pain and create a clinical screening tool for this purpose.

Design, setting, and participants

This was a prospective cohort study at a major trauma center hospital in England. Recruitment commenced in December 2018 and ceased in March 2020. Participants were followed up for 12 months. Patients aged 16 years or older who were hospitalized because of acute musculoskeletal trauma within the preceding 14 days were included. Data were analyzed from March to December 2021.

Exposure

Acute musculoskeletal trauma requiring admittance to a maj

SUBMITTER: Evans DW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9419019 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature