Network Trials in the UK, with Special Guest Matthew Costa, Professor of Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery at University of Oxford

In this episode, Marc and Mo are joined by special guest Matthew Costa, Professor of Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery at University of Oxford, in a discussion network trials in the UK and their impact on front-line patient care as well as the importance of patient involvement when setting research priorities.    

Links: 

• James Lind Alliance: https://www.jla.nihr.ac.uk/ 

• Fernandez MA, Achten J, Parsons N, Griffin XL, Png ME, Gould J, McGibbon A, Costa ML; WHiTE 5 Investigators. Cemented or Uncemented Hemiarthroplasty for Intracapsular Hip Fracture. N Engl J Med. 2022 Feb 10;386(6):521-530. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2108337. PMID: 35139272. https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa2108337 
• Costa ML, Achten J, Marian IR, Dutton SJ, Lamb SE, Ollivere B, Maredza M, Petrou S, Kearney RS; UKSTAR trial collaborators. Plaster cast versus functional brace for non-surgical treatment of Achilles tendon rupture (UKSTAR): a multicentre randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation. Lancet. 2020 Feb 8;395(10222):441-448. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)32942-3. PMID: 32035553; PMCID: PMC7016510. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)32942-3/fulltext 

Subspecialties: 

• Orthopaedic Essentials 
• Trauma