AAOS Announces Strategic Transition of Fracture & Trauma Registry

ROSEMONT, Ill. (August 12, 2025)—The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) today announced the strategic evolution of the Fracture & Trauma Registry (FTR) as part of a strategic initiative to modernize and streamline data capture across its Registry Program. Beginning January 1, 2026, key fracture data will be integrated into the American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) and the Shoulder & Elbow Registry (SER), allowing for broader clinical impact and improved participation. 

“This transition represents a thoughtful evolution of how we collect and use fracture data to support orthopaedic care,” said Michael J. Gardner, MD, FAAOS, chair of the FTR Steering Committee. “By integrating high-value fracture modules into established AAOS registries, we’re building a more sustainable, efficient, and accessible system for the future. Our goal has always been to reduce barriers to participation while preserving the insights that matter most to clinicians, patients, and institutions. This new model helps us do exactly that.” 

Building on Established Success to Advance Fracture Care 
Current FTR participating sites will benefit from streamlined onboarding processes and enhanced long-term sustainability through integration with the AJRR and the SER, which have demonstrated strong infrastructure and scalability. 

Key benefits of the transition: 

• Enhanced Efficiency: Streamlined data submission reduces administrative burden on participating sites, particularly for Level 1 trauma centers  

• Proven Technology: Integration with established platforms that have demonstrated reliability and clinical value 

• Broader Impact: Access to larger participant networks and more robust datasets 

• Sustained Insights: Continuation of evidence-based practice tracking for the most clinically significant fracture types 

Under the new model, hip fracture data will transition to the AJRR, and proximal humerus fracture data will be incorporated into the SER. Distal femur, distal radius, and ankle fracture data will be securely archived. Participating sites will continue to have access to historical FTR reports and data through the end of 2025.  

For more information or to enroll in the AJRR or SER, email RegistryEngagement@aaos.org or call (847) 292-0530. 

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AAOS Registry Program 
The AAOS Registry Program’s mission is to improve orthopaedic care through the collection, analysis, and reporting of actionable data. The American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR), the Academy’s hip and knee replacement registry, is the cornerstone of the AAOS’s Registry Program, and the world’s largest national registry of hip and knee joint replacement data by annual procedural count, with more than 4 million procedures contained within its database. Additional registries include the Fracture & Trauma Registry (FTR), the Musculoskeletal Tumor Registry (MsTR), the Shoulder & Elbow Registry (SER), and the American Spine Registry (ASR), a collaborative effort between the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the AAOS.