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He has a higher risk of rehospitalization
75%
2627/3517
He has a higher chance of returning to work
4%
139/3517
He will have a higher overall SIP (Sickness Impact Profile) score
15%
513/3517
His psychosocial SIP score will improve with time
6%
198/3517
He will have a better SIP score if he did not complete high school
1%
36/3517
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Severe lower extremity injury patients undergoing reconstruction have a higher rate of rehospitalization at 2 years. This question is based on data published by the LEAP study group, a multi-centered study of severe extremity injuries treated with either amputation or reconstruction. Bosse et al found that at 2 years the SIP score and return to work were not statistically signficantly different between amputation and reconstruction groups. Reconstruction patients had a higher risk of rehospitalization. The psychosocial subscale of SIP did not improve with time. Risk factors for poorer SIP score were: rehospitalization for a major complication, a low educational level, nonwhite race, poverty, lack of private health insurance, poor social-support network, low self-efficacy (the patient's confidence in being able to resume life activities), smoking, and involvement in disability-compensation litigation. MacKenize et al evaluated factors influential in returning to work (RTW) after severe lower extremity injury. Characteristics that correlated with higher rates of RTW included younger age, higher education, higher income, the presence of strong social support, and employment in a white-collar job that was not physically demanding. Receipt of disability compensation had a strong negative effect on RTW.
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