While there have been multiple reports on the incidence of specific fracture types and total pediatric orthopaedic consult volume, [1-8, 17] with regards to weather, there has been, to our knowledge, no report examining total adult orthopedic trauma consult volume as it relates to various weather metrics.
In the present study, we examined the effect of various weather parameters on all orthopedic trauma consult volume.
Additionally, all data was from one center and daily consult data was compared directly to daily observed weather.
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Supervisors were the second greatest source, consulted by 47 percent often, 38 percent sometimes and 14 percent never.
Other professionals in their departments were consulted by 48 percent sometimes, 32 percent often and 20 percent never.