Abstract
The core of orthopaedic practice is the restoration of function. Physicians and surgeons are in a position of responsibility for identifying, treating, and determining the resolution of injury. Orthopaedic care, with respect to occupational injury, requires a physician’s attention to a greater number of details unrelated to the direct care of the injured than encountered in any other healthcare arena. The context of legislated compensation of the injured adds to this complexity. Physicians who treat injured workers must maintain the highest ethical standards to help guide decision making.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Orthopaedic Knowledge Update |
| Subtitle of host publication | Spine 5 |
| Publisher | Wolters Kluwer Health |
| Pages | 543-550 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781975118419 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781975117320 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2018 |
Keywords
- Cost
- Ethics
- Injury prevention
- Return to work
- Workplace injury