TY  - JOUR
T1  - An Evidence-Based Approach to the Adoption of New Technology
AU  - Ahn, Henry
AU  - Bhandari, Mohit
AU  - Schemitsch, Emil H.
Y1  - 2009/05/01
N1  - 10.2106/JBJS.H.01593
JO  - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
SP  - 95
EP  - 98
VL  - 91
IS  - Supplement_3
N2  - New orthopaedic technology is constantly being developed to help improve patient care. New technology may lead to a waste of resources or lead to harm for the patient if it is not properly evaluated before it is accepted as a standard of care. The purpose of this article is to assess how new technology can be implemented safely while maintaining an environment that allows for surgical innovation through an evidence-based approach. Although randomized controlled trials (Level-I evidence) are typically seen as the so-called gold standard with regard to treatment efficacy, randomized trials may not be the most effective form of evaluating a new technology. In many circumstances, a prospective cohort series or large registry that documents outcomes and adverse events may be more effective and practical for the evaluation of a new surgical technology.
SN  - 0021-9355
M3  - doi: 10.2106/JBJS.H.01593
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.H.01593
ER  -