Peer Reviewed Orthopaedic Research Program: Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Clinical Consortium Award

Provides support to develop the collaborations, resources, and infrastructure necessary for a consortium of institutions to rapidly execute clinical studies. Overarching goals and studies must address improved rehabilitation of neuromusculoskeletal injuries (including spine injuries, burns, and contractures, but excluding spinal cord injury). All applications must have a direct relevance to orthopaedic injuries sustained during combat or combat-related activities. Requires collaboration with military treatment facilities named in the program announcement. Consortium applications shall be submitted by a lead Coordinating Center and include associated clinical study sites.