title: An electronic database for outcome studies that includes digital radiographs.
abstract: We report on acquisition of key data from the clinical medical record, surgical data, radiologic studies, and patient surveys for a novel digital total hip arthroplasty (THA) registry that includes electronic capture of digital radiographic images into a database on an internet platform for query. We now have the ability to collect demographic and operative data, including the operative note, discharge summary, surgery data, and Digital Imaging Communications in Medicine (DICOM) radiology images. Steps are being completed to assemble office encounters, hospital procedural codes, and implant bar codes. Two examples include a THA surgery record and a THA outcome study with plain radiograph set. Analysis of such data could suggest ways to improve clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Hauser
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Wessinger
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Condon
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Golladay
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Hoeffel
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Gillis
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Merrill
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chaisson
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Freiberg
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Estok
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Rubash
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Malchau
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D016208:Databases, Factual; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D011873:Radiology Information Systems; D012042:Registries