Treatment after trauma: ‘Care for the entire patient’
Healio: Heather A. Vallier, professor of orthopedic surgery, explained how in the past several years orthopedic surgeons have placed an added emphasis on treating the whole patient and not just their injury. “The mental health piece is particularly important because, in addition to something that we have not paid a lot of attention to as a profession, it has a profound impact on how that person is going to perceive their injury as well as their ability to participate in treatment,” said Vallier.