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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Incidence And Predictors Of Neck And Widespread Pain After Motor Vehicle Collision Among Us Litigants And Nonlitigants, S. A. Mclean, J. C. Ulirsch, G. D. Slade, A. C. Soward, R. A. Swor, D. A. Peak, J. S. Jones, N. K. Rathlev, D. C. Lee, E. Bair, +3 Additional Authors
Incidence And Predictors Of Neck And Widespread Pain After Motor Vehicle Collision Among Us Litigants And Nonlitigants, S. A. Mclean, J. C. Ulirsch, G. D. Slade, A. C. Soward, R. A. Swor, D. A. Peak, J. S. Jones, N. K. Rathlev, D. C. Lee, E. Bair, +3 Additional Authors
Journal Articles
Debate continues regarding the influence of litigation on pain outcomes after motor vehicle collision (MVC). In this study we enrolled European Americans presenting to the emergency department (ED) in the hours after MVC (n = 948). Six weeks later, participants were interviewed regarding pain symptoms and asked about their participation in MVC-related litigation. The incidence and predictors of neck pain and widespread pain 6 weeks after MVC were compared among those engaged in litigation (litigants) and those not engaged in litigation (nonlitigants). Among the 859 of 948 (91%) participants completing 6-week follow-up, 711 of 849 (83%) were nonlitigants. Compared to …