%0 Journal Article
%T Success of Resident Research Grants in Orthopaedic Trauma From 2000 to 2022: A Retrospective Review.
%A Stanley MA
%A Tseng J
%A Bird M
%A Marecek GS
%J J Orthop Trauma
%V 38
%N 9
%D 2024 Sep 1
%M 39150306
%F 2.884
%R 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002851
%X <B>OBJECTIVE: </B>The objective of this study was to determine the publication rate for orthopaedic trauma resident research projects that receive grant funding and the long-term academic involvement of the grant recipients.<BR><B>METHODS: </B><BR><B>METHODS: </B>Retrospective.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>Publically available records for resident research grant recipients.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Resident research grants on orthopaedic trauma topics from Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA), AO North America (AONA), and Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation from 2000 to 2022.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Subsequent related publications, grant size, time to publication, sustained academic involvement of the residents as measured by academic position, total number of publications, and h-index.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>Three hundred ninety-seven orthopaedic trauma grants (OTA 117, AONA 225, and OREF 55) were identified. A total of 38% (151) of grants resulted in a publication with no significant difference between agencies (P = 0.94). The average amount awarded was $9,843, with no correlation to publication (P = 0.63). The mean time to publication was 3.57 ± 2.33 years. The time to publication for AONA was significantly longer than for OTA (4.14 vs. 2.83 years, P = 0.004). There was no difference in total publications, h-index, or NIH grants between grant recipients from different agencies. More OTA grant recipients held an academic position compared with AONA grant recipients (63% vs. 43%, P = 0.003). Grant awardees with initial publication success were 1.7 times as likely to have a future academic appointment (P = 0.014) and had 1.9 times the number of publications than those without (P = 0.001). Awardees with an h-index in the top quartile were significantly more likely to have published than those with an h-index in the bottom quartile (P = 0.007).<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>Fewer than half of orthopaedic trauma-related resident research grants resulted in a publication with comparable rates across agencies. Grant size did not predict publication success. Publication success was a positive predictor of continued academic involvement. Most publications occurred within 5 years, suggesting that these grants may be most helpful in career development if awarded during the first 1-2 years of a 5-year orthopaedic residency program.