Putting the baby back in the bathwater: The interpretation of randomised trials in surgery

R. Gandhi; A. V. Perruccio; S. Kakar; F. S. Haddad

doi:10.1302/0301-620X.97B11.36981

Putting the baby back in the bathwater: The interpretation of randomised trials in surgery

R. Gandhi, A. V. Perruccio, S. Kakar, F. S. Haddad

Orthopedic Surgery

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Abstract

Recently, several high impact randomised controlled trials have been published suggesting no greater benefit from orthopaedic surgery over conservative treatment, or limited surgical intervention. These studies can have profound effects on clinical practice, leading to the abandonment of previously widely-used operations. How do surgeons who believe these operations are beneficial over conservative treatment rationalise these findings, and justify their use with hospital administrators and health care funders who require evidence for the value and efficacy of surgical treatment?

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1456-1457
Number of pages	2
Journal	Bone and Joint Journal
Volume	97B
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.97B11.36981
State	Published - Nov 2015

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Surgery
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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