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The Bone & Joint Journal
Vol. 101-B, Issue 12 | Pages 1550 - 1556
1 Dec 2019
Mc Colgan R Dalton DM Cassar-Gheiti AJ Fox CM O’Sullivan ME

Aims

The aim of this study was to examine trends in the management of fractures of the distal radius in Ireland over a ten-year period, and to determine if there were any changes in response to the English Distal Radius Acute Fracture Fixation Trial (DRAFFT).

Patients and Methods

Data was grouped into annual intervals from 2008 to 2017. All adult inpatient episodes that involved emergency surgery for fractures of the distal radius were included


The Bone & Joint Journal
Vol. 103-B, Issue 5 | Pages 898 - 901
1 May 2021
Axelrod D Trask K Buckley RE Johal H

Aims

This study reviews the past 30 years of research from the Canadian Orthopedic Trauma Society (COTS), to identify predictive factors that delay or accelerate the course of randomized controlled trials in orthopaedic trauma.

Methods

We conducted a methodological review of all papers published through the Canadian Orthopaedic Trauma Society or its affiliates. Data abstracted included: year of publication; journal of publication; study type; number of study sites; sample size; and achievement of sample size goals. Information about the study timelines was also collected, including: the date of study proposal to COTS; date recruitment began; date recruitment ended; and date of publication.