TY  - JOUR
T1  - Randomized Trials in Orthopaedic Surgery: One Step Closer
AU  - Bhandari, Mohit
AU  - Tornetta, III ,Paul
AU  - Schemitsch, Emil H.
Y1  - 2012/07/18
N1  - 10.2106/JBJS.L.00311
JO  - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
SP  - 1
EP  - 1
VL  - 94
IS  - Suppl 1(E)
N2  - 
Despite a preponderance of observational studies in orthopaedics, randomized trials represent the optimal resource to guide practice. The caveat, however, remains in the design, quality, and execution of a trial. The arguments against orthopaedic trials have been largely fueled by the lack of methodological safeguards to ensure valid answers to the field’s most important questions.

SN  - 0021-9355
M3  - doi: 10.2106/JBJS.L.00311
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.L.00311
ER  -