Journal article
User's Guide to a Randomized Trial about an Orthopaedic Implant
Abstract
Evidence-based orthopaedic surgery emphasizes the need to properly appraise the available literature to evaluate the efficacy of therapeutic interventions before accepting them into daily practice. A properly designed and well-conducted randomized controlled trial provides a very high level of evidence on which to guide clinical decisions in orthopaedic surgery. The purpose of this article is to assist orthopaedic surgeons with this process, …
Authors
Vena D; Morrison E; Sprague S; Hanson B; Joensson A; Bhandari M
Journal
Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 111–120
Publisher
Begell House
Publication Date
2007
DOI
10.1615/jlongtermeffmedimplants.v17.i2.40
ISSN
1050-6934