The Lived Fracture Experience (LiFE) study: A mixed methods qualitative study research protocol exploring the lived experiences of fracture non-union patients

• Irene Yang ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: irene.yang@uwo.ca

  Affiliations School of Informatics, Informatics Forum, Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, Victoria Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9316-6787

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• Carol Porteous,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

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• Hamish Simpson

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom,

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