Peer-reviewed
Recommendations Regarding Suspected Scaphoid Fractures Are Associated With Patient and Surgeon Comfort With Uncertainty
Floor A Davids, Rob Parisien, David Ring, Job N Doornberg, Thomas Fischer, Jack E Kazanjian, Vasileios S Nikolaou, Emilia Stojkovska Pemovska, Peter Hahn, Tim Chesser, Michael Quell, Minos Tyllianakis, John Lawerence Marsh, Lars Adolfsson, Carlos H Fernandes, Philipp Muhl, Lob Guenter, Anil Peters, Steven J Morgan, Michael Githens, Nathan A Hoekzema, Jorge Velarde, Daphne Beingessner, James V Nepola, James Popp, Gerald A Kraan, Stephen L Cash, Juan M Patiño, Richard A Schaefer, Erik T Walbeehm, Jesus Moreta, Claudia Medina, Daniel C Wascher, Emilio Calvo, Jessica C Rivera, Guitton Thierry, Jose A Ortiz, Roger van Riet, Julie B Samora, Frank F A Ijpma, Sabeson Vani, Ole Brink, Steven Henry, George Babis, Joseph T Patterson, Richard Gilbert, Ralf P Walbeehm, Giselly V De Miranda, Efstathios G Ballas, Bernard F Hearon
In a scenario-based survey experiment, we evaluated the contributions of patient and surgeon tolerance for uncertainty to variation in management strategies for suspected scaphoid fractures. We asked the following: (1) Are patient and surgeon factors, including comfort with uncertainty, associated with the choice of management strategy for a suspected scaphoid fracture? and (2) What patient and surgeon factors are associated with comfort letting the patient decide how to manage their suspected scaphoid fracture?
Article, 2025