Clinical studies in spinal surgery

European Spine Journal

Branko Kopjar¹  Beate Hanson² 

[1] Department of Health Services H682 Health Sciences Center, University of Washington, Box 357660, Seattle, Washington, 98195-7660;AO-Clinical Investigation and Documentation, Clavadelerstrasse, 7270 Davos, Switzerland

关键词: Surgical treatment;    Spine surgery;    Clinical trial design;    Bias;    Confounding;   

DOI  :  10.1007/s00586-005-0926-2

学科分类：骨科学

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

There is a growing interest in applying evidence-based approaches also in orthopedic surgery. Despite many challenges to the validity of clinical trials in orthopedic surgery, it is possible to conduct well-designed trials in this field and to produce clinically important findings and reasonably valid conclusions about effectiveness, prognosis and diagnosis in orthopedic surgery. We describe the main principles for conducting clinical trials in this field as well as some of the most common errors and ways to avoid them.

【 授权许可】

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