Brain injury : [BI]
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2017
Effects of concomitant mild traumatic brain injury on resuming work after suffering from an isolated limb fracture: A cohort study.
The objective is to explore the effects of concomitant mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) on return to work (RTW), among patients suffering from an isolated limb fracture. This follow-up study included a total of 170 working age subjects with an isolated limb fracture, and was conducted in a phone interview approximately 1-year post trauma. 41 had experienced an mTBI and 129 did not. ⋯ This study shows that mTBI increases work disability by preventing working-age individuals from rapidly returning to work.