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The Association Between Depression and Antidepressant Use and Outcomes After Operative Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures at 1 Year
Journal of Hand Surgery
Vol. 47Issue 12p1166–1171Published online: October 29, 2022
- Thomas J. McQuillan
- David N. Bernstein
- Nelson Merchan
- Jonathan Franco
- Charles J. Nessralla
- Carl M. Harper
- and others
Cited in Scopus: 0
Depression has been linked to inferior clinical outcomes among upper extremity patients. It often is challenging to distinguish the symptoms of depression, symptoms of injury, and the interaction between these 2 entities after a patient has been injured. We aimed to study the differences in clinical outcomes after surgical fixation of distal radius fractures between patients with and without a documented history and treatment for depression.