Operative Techniques:
Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery

By Emil H. Schemitsch, MD, FRCS(C)

The change in treatment of the orthopedic trauma patient has been very impressive over the last 20 years and the “standard of care” has changed significantly over a short time.

The Canadian Orthopaedic Trauma Society (COTS), as a subsection of the Canadian Orthopaedic Association, has been a major world contributor to this change. The Canadian literature accounted for 30% of the level one evidence in orthopaedic trauma published in 2008; the majority performed by COTS (either individually or collectively).