To our participants
On behalf of all of the investigators and research teams at METRC Sites and the Coordinating Center, we thank you for your participation in our research studies. During a very challenging time in your life, you were willing to give your time, energy, and information to help others. More than 22,000 people across the United States and Canada have participated in METRC studies. It is only with these high numbers that we are able to fulfill our mission: producing the evidence needed to improve treatment and outcomes for both service members and civilians who sustain high energy trauma to the extremities. We sincerely appreciate your contribution to this important work.
22,839
Study Participants Enrolled
as of Jan 1, 2023 (updated quarterly)
Overall enrollment across all METRC studies
Cumulative Patient Enrollment: 22,839 as of Jan 1, 2023
This consortium approach is why we are now on the path to success with research at a level we were unable to undertake before.
- Michael Bosse, Former Director of Orthopaedic Trauma at Carolinas Medical Center and Emeritus Clinical Chair of METRC
Patient Stories
Here are the stories of three individuals who suffered serious extremity trauma — and of the studies they generously chose to participate in. These and other METRC studies would have been impossible to organize without an established network of trauma centers sharing resources and benefitting from the scientific expertise of a central coordinating center.
These interviews were originally conducted in 2016 and the articles updated in 2019. If you were a participant in a METRC study and would like to be interviewed to have your story featured on this website, please contact us.