Clinical research in fragility fractures

M A Fernandez; M L Costa

doi:10.1016/j.injury.2018.06.035

Clinical research in fragility fractures

Injury. 2018 Aug;49(8):1473-1476. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2018.06.035. Epub 2018 Jun 22.

Authors

M A Fernandez¹, M L Costa²

Affiliations

¹ Clinical Research Fellow in Orthopaedic Trauma, Oxford Trauma, University of Oxford, Kadoorie Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK; Specialty Registrar in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry, CV2 2DX, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Professor of Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery, Oxford Trauma, University of Oxford, Kadoorie Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 29958685
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2018.06.035

Abstract

The Fragility Fracture Network is coordinating international initiatives to promote collaborative research, multidisciplinary care, and the secondary prevention of fragility fractures. This review discusses the use of national audit processes and the collection of common outcomes to facilitate research, as well as the key role played by patient and public involvement, and strategies to overcome research barriers.

Keywords: Fragility fractures; Hip fractures; Research.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cooperative Behavior
Hip Fractures* / physiopathology
Hip Fractures* / surgery
Humans
Interdisciplinary Communication
Orthopedics*
Osteoporotic Fractures* / physiopathology
Osteoporotic Fractures* / surgery
Patient Participation
Research
Secondary Prevention / methods*