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Bone & Joint 360
Vol. 12, Issue 1 | Pages 3 - 4
1 Feb 2023
Ollivere B


Bone & Joint Research
Vol. 11, Issue 6 | Pages 342 - 345
1 Jun 2022
Hall AJ Clement ND MacLullich AMJ Simpson AHRW White TO Duckworth AD

Research into COVID-19 has been rapid in response to the dynamic global situation, which has resulted in heterogeneity of methodology and the communication of information. Adherence to reporting standards would improve the quality of evidence presented in future studies, and may ensure that findings could be interpreted in the context of the wider literature. The COVID-19 pandemic remains a dynamic situation, requiring continued assessment of the disease incidence and monitoring for the emergence of viral variants and their transmissibility, virulence, and susceptibility to vaccine-induced immunity. More work is needed to assess the long-term impact of COVID-19 infection on patients who sustain a hip fracture. The International Multicentre Project Auditing COVID-19 in Trauma & Orthopaedics (IMPACT) formed the largest multicentre collaborative audit conducted in orthopaedics in order to provide an emergency response to a global pandemic, but this was in the context of many vital established audit services being disrupted at an early stage, and it is crucial that these resources are protected during future health crises. Rapid data-sharing between regions should be developed, with wider adoption of the revised 2022 Fragility Fracture Network Minimum Common Data Set for Hip Fracture Audit, and a pragmatic approach to information governance processes in order to facilitate cooperation and meta-audit. This editorial aims to: 1) identify issues related to COVID-19 that require further research; 2) suggest reporting standards for studies of COVID-19 and other communicable diseases; 3) consider the requirement of new risk scores for hip fracture patients; and 4) present the lessons learned from IMPACT in order to inform future collaborative studies.

Cite this article: Bone Joint Res 2022;11(6):342–345.


Bone & Joint 360
Vol. 5, Issue 5 | Pages 1 - 1
1 Oct 2016
Ollivere B


The Bone & Joint Journal
Vol. 96-B, Issue 12 | Pages 1573 - 1574
1 Dec 2014
Haddad FS


Bone & Joint 360
Vol. 3, Issue 4 | Pages 1 - 1
1 Aug 2014
Ollivere B


The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 94-B, Issue 3 | Pages 289 - 289
1 Mar 2012
Scott J