Summary

Limb-threatening lower extremity traumatic injuries can be devastating events for patients. The impact of the injury and treatment can have a multifaceted impact on patients, with treatment spanning several months to more than a year. Capturing patient-reported outcomes in these patients is essential. To advance research in lower extremity trauma from the patient perspective, a specific and comprehensive patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) is needed.

The LIMB-Q is a rigorously developed patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) that can be used internationally to collect and compare evidence-based outcomes data from patients aged 18 years and older after lower extremity trauma. The LIMB-Q is composed of 16 independently functioning scales. The LIMB-Q represents a new generation of PROMs developed using a modern psychometric approach called Rasch Measurement Theory (RMT).

Limb-Q was developed by Drs. Anne Klassen, Lily Mundy, and Andrea Pusic to measure patient perceptions of these procedures.

Advantages

• Comprehensive patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) for lower extremity traumatic injuries
• Capture outcomes in patients receiving fracture fixation, soft tissue debridement, complex soft tissue reconstruction, and amputation
• Modern Psychometric approach
• Available in different translations
• Use in hardcopy and electronic
• Licensed to individuals and to organizations