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INORMUS: International orthopaedic multi-centre study in fracture care

  Faculty of Health Sciences - Department of Health Research Methods; Evidence & Impact,

  Mohit Bhandari (bhandam@mcmaster.ca), Brad Petrisor (petrisor@hhsc.ca), PJ Devereaux (phillipj@mcmaster.ca), Gordon Guyatt (guyatt@mcmaster.ca), Lehana Thabane (thabanl@mcmaster.ca), Slivia Li (silviali@mcmaster.ca)

  Status
ongoing
  Start Date
November, 2013
  Countries
Australia, Botswana, Canada, China, Ghana, India, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda

Given the degree of human suffering and societal costs associated with musculoskeletal trauma, there is a need for a large prospective cohort study to identify potentially modifiable risk factors associated with major outcomes and to guide future research initiatives specific to helping trauma victims in LMICs. To address this gap, we are conducting the International Orthopaedic Multicenter Study in Fracture Care (INORMUS), a large multi-centered prospective cohort study of 40,000 men and women with musculoskeletal trauma in LMICs.

Impact

INORMUS will help us to expand international collaborative academic relationships, effectively study trauma burden in LMICs, and contribute to a multinational effort to identify prognostic factors for major health outcomes following musculoskeletal injuries. The results of INORMUS will not only inform the current magnitude of the problem and prognostic factors for outcomes following orthopaedic injuries in LMICs, but will also this project will expand international collaborative relationships

Student Experience

Students involved in the INORMUS study work on a variety of tasks including: preparing study documents, testing study databases, preparing documents for grant application, validating data, assisting site users to resolve data queries, participating in steering committee meetings, participating in site online training meetings, and preparing weekly QC (Quality Control) reports, and assisting in preliminary data analysis.

Countries
Australia, Botswana, Canada, China, Ghana, India, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda
Impact
Research, Global Partnerships
Institutional Partner(s)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, The George Institute for Global Health (Australia)
Community Partner(s)
Industry Partner(s)
Key Outcomes
Publications
Sponsorship
Federal
Municipal
Foreign
Sponsorship Details
Canadian Institutes of Health Research the National Health and Medical Research Council in Australia, McMaster Surgical Associates, and Hamilton Health Sciences
MOU
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