Edinburgh OrthopaedicTrauma Database
C.M. Court-Brown

In-patient database
In-patients
1988 – 2004
Every admission to Trauma Unit
Recorded for previous 24 hour period
08.00 Trauma meeting

Out-patient database
Out-patients
1990 – 2004
Every patient referred from Emergency or
from family physicians
Virtually every fracture (few toes missed)
Information taken from the ‘blue sheet’.
Not always accurate eg: scaphoid fractures

In-patient database
Information recorded
Name
Address
Hospital number
Gender
Date of admission
Date of birth
Age
Admitting surgeon
Diagnosis
Site of injury
Type of surgery
Implant used
Site of injury
Mechanism of injury
Gustilo grade
Admission code
Additional code

In-patient database -Diagnosis
Fracture type
Dislocation
Soft tissue injury
Arthritis
Spinal disorder
Infection
Metabolic problem
Neurological
Skeletal disorder
Primary tumour
Secondary tumour
Vascular problem
Post trauma complication
Implant problems

In-patient database –Diagnosis
Fractures
Ankle
Medial malleolus 254
Lateral malleolus 255
Bimalleolar 256
Trimalleolar 257
Tibia and fibula
Proximal end 334
Proximal shaft 335
Midshaft 336
Distal shaft 337
Distal end 338
Radius
Head and neck 314
Shaft 315
Distal end 316
Distal end (articular) 317
Femur
Head fracture 265
Neck-undisplaced 266
Neck-displaced 267
Neck-basal 268
Gtr/lesser trochanter 269
Intertrochanteric 270

In-patient database –Diagnosis
Other diagnoses
Arthritis
Ankylosing spondylitis 003
Gout 006
Haemophilia 007
Infective - pyogenic 009
Infective – viral 010
Osteoarthritis 014
Pseudogout 016
Psoriasis 017
Reiters syndrome 018
Rheumatoid 019
Metabolic
Diabetes 202
Hyperparathyroidism 209
Osteomalacia 212
Rickets 213
Others 215
Trauma complications
ARDS 850
MOF 851
DIC/Bleeding 852
Fat embolus 853

In-patient database-Diagnosis
Site of injury
Bone
Joint
Ligament
Muscle/tendon
Nerve
Nerve plexus
Nerve root
Connective tissue
Calcaneus 001
Carpal bone (not sc/lu) 002
Clavicle 003
Femur 004
Fibula 011
Humerus 014
Lunate 019
Metacarpals 028
Metatarsals 040
Patella 045
Pelvis 046

In-patient database
Surgical code
Soft tissue surgery
Joint surgery
Fracture surgery
Dislocation surgery
Amputation surgery
Cast application 300
Cast + MUA 301
Skin traction 305
Skeletal traction 306
Open reduction 331
ORIF 333
ORIF and graft 334
ORIF + lig repair 335
ORIF + cement 336
Ex fix 340
Removal int fixation 350
Removal ex fix 351
Compartment monitor 520

In patient database
Implant code
Fracture implant
Arthroplasty
Hemi-arthroplasty
Ligaments
Spine
Asnis screws 001
AO nails 002
AO screws only 003
AO plate/ screws 004
Herbert screw 011
DHS 022
Grosse Kempf nail 010
K nail 012
Smith Peterson nail 024
Watson Jones nail 028
Zickel nail 030

In-patientdatabase
Site of injury
Home
Outside
Institution
Work related
Sports
RTA
Assault
Suicide
No injury
Amateur football
Professional football
Occasional football
Rugby
Cricket
Skiing
Artificial skiing (Hillend)
Running/ Jogging
Athletics
Martial arts
Swimming
Motor sport
Climbing
Other

In-patient database
Additional codes
Stress
Pathological
Fracture dislocation
Osteochondral
Non-union
Intra-articular
Post-implant
Mal-union
Epiphyseal
Admission codes
Emergency admission to ITU
Emergency admission - A and E
Admission via out-patients
Admission - other ward/hospital
Admission from waiting list
Re-admission

Out patient Database
Name
Address
Date of Birth
Age
Gender
Date of presentation
Injury

In-patient database
Example
Tourist knocked down by slow-moving
automobile in central Edinburgh.
Sustains a closed fracture of
tibia and fibula

Example
Name Augusto Sarmiento
Address Florida, USA
Number 007
DoB Secret
Compound code 0
Additional code 1(stress)
Admission code 6 (interesting referral)

Example
Primary diagnostic code 341  (Tibia and fibula diaphysis)
Secondary diagnostic code 070  (Tibia)
Surgical code 932  (Compartment monitor)
Surgical code 300  (application of cast)
Accident aetiology code 580  (RTA pedestrian)

Example
Surgical code 301 (closed reduction)
Surgical code 300 (application of cast or brace)
                                             or
Surgical code 010 (Intra-medullary nail)

Example
Uncomplicated union  -  16 weeks
No knee pain
Full joint mobility
Back to work 6 weeks
Convert to intramedullary nailing
The power of the Edinburgh Database

Edinburgh OrthopaedicTrauma Unit
Lower limb databases

Edinburgh OrthopaedicTrauma Unit
Upper limb databases

Year 2000 fractures
All fractures in 2000
In-patient and out-patient
All classified
Fracture incidence curves
Basic fracture epidemiology

Databases
All very well
But it still comes down to people, interest
and enthusiasm