Development of a Patient-Reported Outcome Instrument for Patients With Severe Lower Extremity Trauma (LIMB-Q): Protocol for a Multiphase Mixed Methods Study

Lily R Mundy   ¹ , MD ;   Anne Klassen   ² , DPhil ;   Jordan Grier   ³ , MD ;   Matthew J Carty   ⁴ , MD ;   Andrea L Pusic   ^{4, 5} , MHS, MD ;   Scott T Hollenbeck   ¹ , MD ;   Mark J Gage   ³ , MD

¹ Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States

² Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

³ Section of Orthopaedic Trauma, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States

⁴ Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States

⁵ Patient Reported Outcomes, Value & Experience Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States