More in detail this observational study includes the following sub-projects:
I) Weight -bearing and Gait Observation for Fully Individualized Treatment and Aftercare Following Surgery and Trauma
Objectives:
To analyse the association between automated, sensor-based patient activity and loading data, and clinical (Patient Reported Outcomes [PROs]) and radiographic outcome during fracture healing.
II) Recovery Trajectory using PROMIS®: Defining the Recovery Trajectory using PROMIS® to Optimize Decision-making and Outcomes following Extremity Fractures
Objectives:
- To identify the factors predictive of longer term magnitude of limitations after extremity fractures (using PROMs)
- To assess minimal clinically important difference (MCID) and substantial clinical benefit (SCB) in PROM scores
- To define recovery trajectories of PROMs i.e. range, normative limits and score thresholds
III) Linking PROMIS®: Linking of PROMIS Measures to Legacy Measures in an Orthopaedic Patient Population
Objectives:
- Administer and collect responses to the PROMIS PF/UE and PAIN INT and the four orthopaedic legacy measures in the same group of orthopaedic trauma patients.
- Apply the methods of item-response theory (IRT) linking to establish a common standardized metric.
- Develop equations for conversion of a PROMIS PF/UE and PAIN INT score to each of the specified legacy measures and vice-versa.