Monitoring and Treatment of Extremity Trauma for Mass Casualties in Difficult Contexts

Alliance for International Medical Action305 enrolled

Overview

The prospective cohort study, SuTra2, assesses the functional and socio-economic status of patients who were operated on for a severe limb injury resulting in amputation or limb preservation 1 and 2 years after the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

305

Conditions

Wounds and Injuries Traumatic Amputation

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients, with limb injuries due to the earthquake, * Who underwent limb surgery, which ended up in limb amputation or limb conservation. Exclusion criteria : * Limb injury not related to the earthquake * No surgery for the limb injury

Locations (1)

ALIMA

Port-au-Prince, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Patient Satisfaction with Musculoskeletal functional recovery

Time frame: 2 years

Secondary Outcomes

Employment status

Time frame: 2 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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