@article{ref1,
title="Military orthopaedic trauma registry: quality data now available",
journal="Journal of surgical orthopaedic advances",
year="2016",
author="Rivera, Jessica C. and Greer, Renee M. and Wenke, Joseph C. and Ficke, James R. and Johnson, Anthony E.",
volume="25",
number="2",
pages="89-92",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1548-825X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}