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. 2023 May 3;11(1):146.
doi: 10.1186/s40359-023-01195-2.

Functional outcomes and quality of life after surgically treated tibial plateau fractures

Abolfazl Bagherifard  1 , Seyed Farzam Mirkamali  1 , Heeva Rashidi  1 , Nima Naderi  1 , Mohammad Hassanzadeh  1 , Mehdi Mohammadpour  2
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Functional outcomes and quality of life after surgically treated tibial plateau fractures

Abolfazl Bagherifard et al. BMC Psychol. .

Abstract

Background: Tibial plateau fractures (TPF) are uncommon and challenging for orthopedic surgeons with controversial reported outcomes. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the functional outcomes and quality of life (QOL) of patients with surgically treated TPF.

Methods: A total of 80 consecutive patients and 82 controls participated in this case control study. The patients were all surgically treated in our tertiary center from April 2012 to April 2020. The functional outcome was evaluated using the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) scale. Moreover, we used the Short Form 36 health survey (SF-36) health survey to evaluate the QOL.

Results: No significant difference was observed in the overall mean SF-36 score in the two groups. We found a significant positive correlation between the scores of the SF-36 and WOMAC questionnaires (r = 0.642, p < 0.001) and between the ROM and the WOMAC questionnaire score (r = 0.478, p < 0.001). Further, ROM and SF-36 showed a weak positive correlation (r = 0.248, p = 0.026). Age had a weak negative correlation with the pain subscale of SF-36 (r = - 0.255, p = 0.22), even though it was not correlated with the total score or other subscales (p > 0.05).

Conclusion: QoL after TPF is not significantly different from that of a matched control group. Also, neither age nor BMI correlates with the QoL and functional outcome.

Keywords: Patient-reported outcome measures; Quality of life; Surveys and questionnaires; Tibial plateau fracture.

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