Journal article
Lack of Diversity in Orthopaedic Trials Conducted in the United States
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Several orthopaedic studies have suggested patient race and ethnicity to be important predictors of patient functional outcomes. This issue has also been emphasized by federal funding sources. However, the reporting of race and ethnicity has gained little attention in the orthopaedic literature. The objective of this study was to determine the percentage of orthopaedic randomized controlled clinical trials in the United States that …
Authors
Somerson JS; Bhandari M; Vaughan CT; Smith CS; Zelle BA
Journal
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol. 96, No. 7,
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
April 2, 2014
DOI
10.2106/jbjs.m.00531
ISSN
0021-9355