Healthcare Advances in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery

Dear Colleagues,

Trauma and musculoskeletal disorders are a major burden leading to immobilization and a reduction in the health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Advances in the diagnostics and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders have led to remarkable progress in the standard of care over the past decade. For the evaluation of medical interventions, patients' perspectives are gaining more and more significance, and "Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement" (PROM) has become a standard instrument for outcome evaluation and health technology assessment.

Registry-based research, innovations in the digital planning of surgery, and navigation applications have initiated a digital revolution in healthcare. Interdisciplinary and inter-professional collaboration may improve the value of clinical pathways and lead to better outcomes. The aim of this Special Issue is to provide a comprehensive platform for innovations in trauma and orthopaedic surgery and their impact on patient-reported outcomes and healthcare implications.

We invite manuscripts from all scientific fields of musculoskeletal research to contribute to our mission of improving healthcare outcomes in trauma and orthopaedic surgery.

Sincerely,

Prof. Dr. Florian Michael Baumann
Prof. Dr. Viola Freigang
Guest Editors

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• Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement (PROM)
• Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL)
• musculoskeletal disorders
• digital transformation
• registry-based study
• outcome evaluation