Lower limb conditions which require or required reconstructive surgery. Musculoskeletal Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Interviews and focus groups will be undertaken with patients and staff.
Patients:
Patients will be identified and invited to participate in the research by orthopaedic
Sponsors
University of York
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patient: 1. Adults (16+) requiring, undergoing or have undergone reconstructive surgery for a lower limb condition (leg, ankle or foot) which may be as a result of a congenital or acquired condition, from trauma, infection, nonunion or malunion. Conditions may include: 1.1. Infection - A fracture fixation which becomes infected 1.2. Nonunion - A fracture which does not heal 1.3. Malunion / Deformity - A fracture which does not heal in correct position. Any acquired or congenital condition leading to bone deformity. 1.4. Leg length discrepancy or bone loss 1.5. Congenital lower limb deformities 1.6. Joint contracture 1.7. Lower limb injuries where further limb reconstruction is required 1.8. Poly-trauma patients (as long as one of the above criteria are met) Staff: 2. Staff participants will be orthopaedic clinicians and physiotherapists who treat patients meeting the above inclusion criteria and who work at one of the five participating sites
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients will be excluded if they have experienced a condition in a part of the body that is not a lower limb, they have had a lower limb amputation and if they are under the age of 16. Staff will be excluded if they do not have direct contact/involvement with the care of patients who are requiring, undergoing or who have undergone reconstructive surgery for a lower limb condition.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Qualitative methods will be used to explore what is important to patients who are requiring, undergoing or who have undergone reconstructive surgery for a lower limb condition, with regards to quality of life, important outcomes and measurable impacts | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactHeather Leggett
Outcome results
None listed