ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Diagnostic errors and management of foot fractures in patients with multiple or concomitant injuries

About authors

Department of Traumatology, Orthopedics and Field Surgery, Faculty of Pediatrics,
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow

Correspondence should be addressed: Maksim Korolev
Leninskiy prospect, d. 10, korp. 7, Moscow, Russia, 117049; ur.liam@ffelorokrotcod

Received: 2016-03-30 Accepted: 2016-04-22 Published online: 2017-01-05
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Table 1. General description of the experimental and control groups
Table 2. How foot fractures were diagnosed
Note. R represents the retrospective observation group, P represents the prospective observation group.
Table 3. Reasons for delayed or missed foot fracture diagnosis
Note. In some cases there were several reasons contributing to the missed or delayed diagnosis of a foot fracture. Because of that, the absolute number of delayed or missed fractures does not coincide with the totals shown in table 1.
Table 4. Assessment of treatment outcome using standard scales and questionnaires
Note. M represents arithmetic mean, SD represents standard deviation.