Journal article
Can orthopedic trials change practice?
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The impact of large, randomized trials in orthopedic surgery on surgeons' preferences for a particular surgical approach remains unclear. We surveyed surgeons to assess whether they would change practice based upon results of a large, multicenter randomized controlled hip fracture trial.
METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional survey among International Hip Fracture Research Collaborative (IHFRC) surgeons and surgeons …
Authors
Dijkman BG; Kooistra BW; Pemberton J; Sprague S; Hanson BP; Bhandari M
Journal
Acta Orthopaedica, Vol. 81, No. 1, pp. 122–125
Publisher
MJS Publishing, Medical Journals Sweden AB
Publication Date
February 2010
DOI
10.3109/17453671003587093
ISSN
1745-3674
Associated Experts
Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AgedArthroplasty, Replacement, HipBiomedical ResearchClinical Trials as TopicCross-Sectional StudiesEvidence-Based MedicineFemoral Neck FracturesFracture Fixation, InternalHip FracturesHumansMiddle AgedMulticenter Studies as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Prosthesis FailureRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicReoperationSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment Outcome