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
The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 33, 20251201, 1339
2025