The development and validation of the readiness to engage in self-management after acute traumatic injury questionnaire.

Objective: Although the management of acute traumatic injury has improved, long-term functional outcomes remain poor. Data suggest major improvements in outcome will require comprehensive, self-management (SM) interventions. However, little is known about trauma survivors' willingness to participate in such interventions.

Improving outcomes at Level I trauma centers: an early evaluation of the Trauma Survivors Network.

Background: The Trauma Survivors Network (TSN), a program developed to help patients and families manage the psychosocial impact of their injuries, combines information access, self-management training, peer support, and online social networking. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the TSN in improving patient reported outcomes among orthopedic trauma patients at a Level I trauma center.

Methods: We prospectively enrolled 251 patients with either severe lower-extremity injuries or polytrauma in two cohorts: one group (n = 125) before implementation of the TSN and one group (n = 126) after implementation.

Does sleep deprivation impair orthopaedic surgeons' cognitive and psychomotor performance?

Background: Sleep deprivation may slow reaction time, cloud judgment, and impair the ability to think. Our purpose was to study the cognitive and psychomotor performances of orthopaedic trauma surgeons on the basis of the amount of sleep that they obtained.

Methods: We prospectively studied the performances of thirty-two orthopaedic trauma surgeons (residents, fellows, and attending surgeons) over two four-week periods at an urban academic trauma center.

AO types C3.1 and C3.2 distal radius fractures: functional outcomes.

The purpose of the current study was to examine the functional outcomes of C3.1 and C3.2 distal radius fractures.