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Author Spotlight: Enhancing Accuracy and Reproducibility in Whole Bone Bending Tests
Published on: September 1, 2023
Clinical research in fragility fractures
1Clinical Research Fellow in Orthopaedic Trauma, Oxford Trauma, University of Oxford, Kadoorie Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK; Specialty Registrar in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry, CV2 2DX, UK.
Abstract:
The Fragility Fracture Network is coordinating international initiatives to promote collaborative research, multidisciplinary care, and the secondary prevention of fragility fractures. This review discusses the use of national audit processes and the collection of common outcomes to facilitate research, as well as the key role played by patient and public involvement, and strategies to overcome research barriers.
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