title: World Hip Trauma Evaluation (WHiTE): framework for embedded comprehensive cohort studies.
abstract: Osteoporotic hip fractures present a significant global challenge to patients, clinicians and healthcare systems. It is estimated that hip fracture accounts for 1.4% of total social and healthcare costs in the established market economies.
  
  
  
  The World Hip Trauma Evaluation (WHiTE) was set up to measure outcome in a comprehensive cohort of UK patients with hip fracture. All patients in the cohort are treated under a single comprehensive treatment pathway. A core outcome set, including health-related quality of life, is collected on all the patients. This protocol describes the current multicentre project that will be used as a vehicle to deliver a series of embedded observational studies.
  
  
  
  Research Ethics Committee approval was granted (Rec reference 11/LO/0927, approved 18/8/2011) and each hospital trust provided National Health Service (NHS) approvals.
  
  
  
  The study is registered with National Institute of Health Research Portfolio (UKCRN ID 12351) and the ISRCTN registry (ISRCTN63982700).
authors: NDORMS (Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and Musculoskeletal Sciences), Kadoorie Centre, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
authors: Matthew L
authors: ML
authors: Costa
authors: NDORMS (Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and Musculoskeletal Sciences), Kadoorie Centre, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
authors: Xavier L
authors: XL
authors: Griffin
authors: NDORMS (Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and Musculoskeletal Sciences), Kadoorie Centre, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
authors: Juul
authors: J
authors: Achten
authors: NDORMS (Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and Musculoskeletal Sciences), Kadoorie Centre, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Metcalfe
authors: NDORMS (Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and Musculoskeletal Sciences), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
authors: Andrew
authors: A
authors: Judge
authors: NDORMS (Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and Musculoskeletal Sciences), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
authors: Rafael
authors: R
authors: Pinedo-Villanueva
authors: Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
authors: Nicholas
authors: N
authors: Parsons
mesh_terms: D015331:Cohort Studies; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005260:Female; D006615:Hip; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006621:Hip Joint; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D012107:Research Design; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: ORTHOPAEDIC & TRAUMA SURGERY; TRAUMA MANAGEMENT