Associations of Musculoskeletal Dysfunction, Time to Brake, and Patient Reported Outcomes Following Lower Extremity Trauma

Lower extremity injuries often pose an additional challenge a patient has to overcome in their recovery process: return to driving. Currently, time to break (TTB) is a reliable metric that may be used to assess ability to drive. It is defined as the sum of the time necessary to react to an unexpected hazard entering the road by moving the foot from the accelerator to the brake pedal and applying enough pressure to halt the vehicle. TTB objectively measures “reaction” time to an object on the road while driving and is considered the current standard for measurement.

Source: Injury - December 16, 2023 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Andrew L. Alejo, Alexander Rascoe, Chang-Yeon Kim, Isabella M. Heimke, Heather A. Vallier Source Type: research