Does Weightbearing Crutch Technology Impact Patient Compliance?

A Randomized, Parallel, Two Arm, Unblinded Single-center Study of the Effects of Patient-provided Feedback on Fracture Healing and Weight-bearing Status in Orthopedic Patients Undergoing Operative Fixation or Non-operative Treatment of Isolated Tibial Plateau, Pilon, and Other Ankle Fractures

The goal of this study is to determine if weight-bearing crutch technology that delivers active feedback to patients during their treatment will impact patient compliance with physician instructions.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Willing and able to participate in study and complete consent
• Will undergo treatment of an isolated tibial plateau, pilon, or ankle fracture and placed in a non-weightbearing status with the use of crutches at NYU.
• Have access and use of a mobile phone (exclusively iOS and/or Android devices)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with concomitant TBI
• Polytrauma patients
• Pathologic fractures
• Prisoners