title: The Canadian Orthopaedic Trauma Society.
abstract: The Canadian Orthopaedic Trauma Society was started in an endeavour to answer the difficult problem of obtaining enough patients to perform top-quality research into fractures. By maintaining a high standard, including randomised study design, inclusivity, open discussion among surgeons and excellent long-term follow-up, this group has become a leader in the orthopaedic research community. This annotation describes the short history, important components and spirit necessary to build a research community or team which will function well despite the difficult research environment facing individual surgeons.
authors.affiliation: University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Center, AC 144A, 1403-29 Street NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 2T9. buckclin@ucalgary.ca
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Buckley
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Leighton
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Trask
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D002170:Canada; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014194:Traumatology / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration*