Medical Care Services in Orthopedic and Musculoskeletal Trauma Care

Dear Colleagues,

In the context of rehabilitation in trauma and orthopedics, outcome measures are frequently used to evaluate the characteristics of patients with musculoskeletal disorders in the context of hospital care and in clinical practice. These outcomes can provide important information for researchers who use these outcome measures, using clinical and/or pre-clinical research, as well as providing information in the literature for professionals for clinical practice.

In the literature, a strong heterogeneity of tools and procedures used for the benefit of patients with any musculoskeletal disorder can be observed. Thus, this Special Issue entitled "Medical Care Services in Orthopedic and Musculoskeletal Trauma Care" seeks to emphasize research that addresses the care of orthopedic patients and pre- and post-surgical care due to trauma, with this approach being through observational research and clinical trials.

This Special Issue will be an important path towards bringing high-quality studies to the area of orthopedics and traumatology.

Therefore, we are pleased to invite you to provide clinicians and researchers with studies that strengthen the evidence for an appropriate, literature-based approach to improving care for patients with musculoskeletal system impairment.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Areas of research in orthopedics and traumatology may include the following:

• Systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
• Psychometric studies that measure the psychometric characteristics of assessment instruments.
• Clinical trials.
• Cross-sectional and observational studies.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Alexandre Márcio Marcolino
Dr. Rafael Inácio Barbosa
Dr. Heloyse Uliam Kuriki
Dr. Laís Mara Siqueira Das Neves
Prof. Dr. Alessandro Haupenthal
Guest Editors

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