The new center will report on the effectiveness of orthopedic and rheumatological treatment. It was designed to be a tool for physicians, government agencies, medical device and drug companies, health insurance companies and patients to aid in making healthcare decisions.
One of the center’s initial activities will be to lead the development of an International Consortium of Orthopedic Registries as the result of a contract awarded by the FDA. The Hospital for Special Surgery and Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles are working with the FDA to plan the consortium’s first meeting in spring 2011.
The Hospital for Special Surgery currently maintains 30 research registries for conditions, such as ACL injuries and rheumatoid arthritis, and the hospitals total joint replacement registry already contains data from more than 20,000 patients. Research using the registry could lead to publication of peer-reviewed health reports.
Read the Hospital for Special Surgery release on the International Consortium of Orthopedic Research Registries.
Read other coverage on the Hospital for Special Surgery:
– Hospital for Special Surgery Physician Transplants Tendons Into Patient’s Hand for Regained Motion
– Hospital for Special Surgery Announces Results of Shoe Designed to Reduce Ankle Sprains
– Hospital for Special Surgery Surgeons Now Treating Ankle Injuries With Stem Cells
