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We hypothesized that iPhones would detect the mobility changes of injury and early recovery, correlate with patient-reported outcome measures, and differentiate nonunion.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This cross-sectional study included 107 adult patients with lower-extremity fractures who owned iPhones and had at least 6 months of follow-up. Participants shared Apple Health data and completed Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) surveys. The primary outcome was the daily step count. Four other gait-related parameters were analyzed: walking asymmetry, double support, walking speed, and step length. Mixed-effects models compared mobility parameters at pre-injury, immediate post-injury, and 6-months post-injury time points. Correlations between mobility parameters and PROMIS surveys were assessed. A mixed-effect model evaluated the relationship between step count recovery and surgery for nonunion.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>There was a 93% reduction in daily step count from the pre-injury period to the immediate post-injury period (95% confidence interval [CI], \u221294% to \u221293%). Other gait parameters also showed increased impairment from pre-injury to post-injury. At 6 months, step count improved sixfold relative to the immediate post-injury period but remained 52% below baseline (95% CI, \u221255% to \u221249%). PROMIS Physical Function correlated moderately with step count (r = 0.42; 95% CI, 0.25 to 0.57) and weakly with other gait parameters. Patients with a known nonunion had a 55% slower recovery of step count than those without a nonunion (95% CI: 44% to 66%).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Apple Health mobility parameters captured changes in mobility following lower-extremity fracture and throughout the subsequent recovery period. These metrics distinguished between patients with and without nonunions, demonstrating their potential usefulness as objective, real-world functional outcome measures. These \u201cdigital biomarkers\u201d may aid clinical decision-making and research and could be utilized for the early identification of patients at risk for poor outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Level of Evidence:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Prognostic\n                      <jats:underline>Level III<\/jats:underline>\n                      . 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