Weighing the impact of evidence in orthopaedic trauma registries: a systematic review of national and international registry data.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Worldwide, there are 15 established trauma databases collecting data to better understand the patterns of injury and effectiveness of interventions, but interpreting the information is hampered by the varied approaches. The aim of this study was to determine the impact, practices, evolution in design and methods of analysis that are standardised and comparable within registries.

Design

A thematic analysis using a narrative synthesis was used to develop threads for future study and identify the limitations in current practice.

Data sources

PubMed, Ovid, Scopus and EMBASE were searched on the 2 October 2025. At the same time, ChatGPT (Open artificial intelligence) identified the most cited articles in orthopaedic trauma registries, cross-referencing lists as

SUBMITTER: George AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12645637 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature