Subsequent Injury is Common after Foot and Ankle Surgery in Patients Receiving Workers’ Compensation:

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics

GabrielleBui¹ 

关键词: Workers’ Compensation;    subsequent injury;    legal representation;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2473011418S00171

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Category:AnkleIntroduction/Purpose:Workers’ compensation (WC) has been associated with poor outcomes following a variety of injuries and surgeries. Previous studies have investigated surgical outcomes via satisfaction surveys, but rates of subsequent injury following surgery have not been specifically studied. The purpose of this study was to investigate the rates, locations and risk factors for subsequent injuries in WC patients and non-WC patients who underwent the same surgeries.Methods:With IRB approval, we identified the records of patients with a foot or ankle surgery performed by a single surgeon from 2009-2015. We included only surgeries with one of the most common current procedural terminology (CPT) codes from the WC population. A retrospective chart review was performed on all WC and non-WC patients with at least one of these CPT codes. A subsequent injury was defined as a new injury at a different anatomical location that occurred from 2 months to 2 years after the index surgery. Chi-square an...

【 授权许可】

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