SynthesisInternational orthopaedics2025
The three stages of polytrauma rehabilitation- a recommendation and a systematic literature review on behalf of SICOT.
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- Integrative Rehabilitation for War-Related Polytrauma: A Narrative Review of Multidimensional Strategies and Implementation Challenges.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Early rehabilitation in trauma patients: an observational study from two Norwegian trauma centers.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2026Observational
- Nursing management of fat embolism syndrome complicating tibial fracture in an adolescent: a case report.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Evaluating Acute Polytrauma Rehabilitation: A Literature Review With Insights From the UK Major Trauma Network.Cureus · 2025Review
- Return to work 10 years after severe trauma.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025Article
- Health-Related Quality of Life and Unmet Healthcare Needs in the First Year Following Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Injuries-An Observational Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposePolytrauma presents a devastating event with great impact on the patient's life. While we are taking great care of improving our treatment algorithms, the rehabilitation often takes place outside of our direct field of vision. Yet, adequate rehabilitation is crucial for the patients to regain their former lives. The aim of this study, on the behalf of SICOT Trauma & Rehabilitation Research Group, was to identify rehabilitation strategies and standards in existing scientific literature.
methodsA systematic literature search of MEDLINE and Embase from 2000 to 2023 was conducted. Inclusion criteria was the description of polytrauma rehabilitation strategies in the acute, post-acute or long-term stage. Reported treatment aims, conducted therapies and challenges were extracted and stratified to either of the stages.
resultsA total of 5212 studies were identified and 6 reviews and one original study were included according to our criteria. Overall, no article of higher evidence on how to perform polytrauma rehabilitation could be identified. From the available literature, disciplines involved in the rehabilitation could be described such as major challenges along the rehabilitation process.
conclusionThis study highlights the need for standardized polytrauma rehabilitation algorithms. Whereas we could identify important information about each rehabilitation stage, we did not encounter specific evidence for prioritization of different therapies or algorithms of treatment. Polytrauma rehabilitation needs to shift from eminence to evidence.
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