Citation

Rivera JC, Greer RM, Wenke JC, Ficke JR, Johnson AE. J. Surg. Orthop. Adv. 2016; 25(2): 89-92.

Affiliation

U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research and Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Jessica.cross@us.army.mil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Data Trace Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

27518292

Abstract

The Military Orthopaedic Trauma Registry (MOTR) orginally began as part of the Department of Defense Trauma Registry (DoDTR) and became a live registry in 2013. As a quality improvement process, this study examined MOTR data for 20 female amputees compared with DoDTR data. The DoDTR provided diagnosis and procedure codes as a list but no details. The MOTR provided additional data, including specific limb, fracture classifications, and associated injuries per limb. The MOTR allowed for construction of a treatment time line for each limb, including number and timing of debridements, antibiotics, and implant types. Orthopaedic-specific complications were also coded more frequently in the MOTR and clearly identified with a specific injury and treatment. During initial quality control checks, the MOTR provides a greater volume and granularity of detail for orthopaedic-specific injury and treatment information, indicating that the MOTR is on track to provide a valuable repository for data-driven orthopaedic management of combat injury.

Language: en