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The International Consortium of Orthopaedic Registries, established by the FDA in 2010, has outlined plans for a collaborative process that will use outcomes from orthopedic registries in the United States and other countries to improve the safety of orthopedic implants, according to an online supplement of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

The combined International Consortium of Orthopaedic Registries (ICOR) registries may eventually include data on millions of orthopedic surgical procedures and all implantable devices on the market, according to a press release from New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medical College.

“This collaboration provides a unique opportunity to improve patient safety worldwide by identifying the best implants for our patients,” Elizabeth W. Paxton, MA, a co-author of the supplement and director of Kaiser Permanente’s Implant Registries, stated in the release.

According to the release, Paxton and others involved in ICOR believe the consortium will help ameliorate such current problems as the need for more large-scale studies to understand the value of new implants and surgical techniques in real-word settings. The combined effort being planned will yield standardized data to help surgeons choose the right implant for their patients, particularly in the area of hip and knee replacement.

While there is currently an effort by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons to develop a large national registry, the mid-term follow up likely will take several years or more, Art Sedrakyan, MD, PhD, an associate professor of public health at Weill Cornell Medical College, stated in the release.

Reference:

• Sedrakyan A, Paxton EW, Phillips C, et al. The international consortium of orthopaedic registries: overview and summary. J Bone Joint Surg. 2011; 93:1-12. doi:10.2106/JBJS.K.01125.