Journal article
The road to recovery for vulnerable road users hospitalised for orthopaedic injury following an on-road crash
A Devlin, B Beck, PM Simpson, CL Ekegren, MJ Giummarra, ER Edwards, PA Cameron, S Liew, A Oppy, M Richardson, R Page, BJ Gabbe
Accident Analysis and Prevention | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD | Published : 2019
Abstract
Background: Pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists are vulnerable to serious injury due to limited external protective devices. Understanding the level of recovery, and differences between these road user groups, is an important step towards improved understanding of the burden of road trauma, and prioritisation of prevention efforts. This study aimed to characterise and describe patient-reported outcomes of vulnerable road users at 6 and 12 months following orthopaedic trauma. Methods: A registry-based cohort study was conducted using data from the Victorian Orthopaedic Trauma Outcomes Registry (VOTOR) and included pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists who were hospitalised for an orthop..
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Awarded by Australian Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
The Victorian Orthopaedic Trauma Outcomes Registry is funded by the Transport Accident Commission. Ben Beck and Melita Giummarra were supported by Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award Fellowships (DE180100825; DE170100726). Belinda Gabbe was supported by an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (FT170100048). CE was supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC) Early Career Fellowship (1106633).