Orthopaedics and orthopaedic trauma are highly complex subjects that can prove difficult to quantify, but accurate measurement is required for setting standards of care and for assessing the severity of an injury. This book will help the reader assess outcome instruments, and provides many references to sources of instruments and techniques to use.

Paul B. Pynsent, Director, Research and Teaching Centre, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham; Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Medical Sciences, University of Birmingham; and Visiting Professor of Medical Engineering, University of Wolverhampton, UK

Jeremy C.T. Fairbank, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford; and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in Orthopaedics, University of Oxford, UK

Andrew J. Carr, Nuffield Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Oxford; and Honorary Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK

Outcome Measures in Orthopaedic Trauma is a combined new edition of the successful Outcome Measures in Orthopaedics and Outcome Measures in Trauma that were the first books devoted to the topic of outcome measures for orthopedic trauma surgeons and researchers. The ability to measure
results is vital for effective medical practice, particularly in view of the increased emphasis on evidence-based medicine and the introduction of the NICE guidelines. Evaluation of the success of failure of treatment is not only of importance to the patient and practitioner, but also to the health
administrator as health care costs increase. Orthopedic and orthopedic trauma are highly complex subjects that can prove difficult to quantify, but accurate measurement is required for setting standards of care and for assessing the severity of an injury. Outcome Measures in Orthopaedics and
Orthopaedic Trauma helps the clinician fulfil his or her role in the outcome assessment by providing good references to sources of instruments and techniques used and assisting them in making an informed selection from the different scoring systems available. It will be of interest to orthopaedic
and trauma surgeons as well as emergency personnel and lawyers, researchers and hospital administrators working in this area.

Choosing an outcome measure A Systematic approach to developing comparative health outcome indicators Economic evaluation Randomised controlled trials Register studies Measures of health status, health-related quality of life and patient satisfaction The measures of pain Trauma severity indices Complications Outcome after blast, missile and gunshot wounds Deformity and cosmesis Growth plate injuries Peripheral nerve injuries Spine and spinal cord Shoulder and elbow The wrist The hand Pelvic and acetabular fractures Femoral head and neck and the hip joint Tibial and femoral shafts The knee The ankle and hind foot The foot