Health-related quality of life in patients with multiple injuries and traumatic brain injury 10+ years postinjury.

Background: The aim of this study was to examine the long-term physical and psychological consequences of multiple blunt forced trauma at ≥ 10-year follow-up for patients with and without traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Methods: A total of 620 patients with multiple injuries were assessed with the Medical Outcomes Study-Short Form-12 and a physical reexamination at ≥ 10-year follow-up. Injury-related characteristics were collected from patients' medical record.