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Efficacy versus effectiveness in clinical trials

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The Bone & Joint Journal is keen on randomised clinical trials. The reason for this is straightforward. Randomisation is a simple and highly effective way of reducing the effects of ‘confounding factors’ in comparative research. Trauma and orthopaedic surgery has some of the most effective interventions in medicine. However, all surgical interventions are ‘complex’ in that they have many interacting facets which each contribute to the overall result. The selection of patients, the pre-ope...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1302/0301-620X.99B4.BJJ-2016-1247

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University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDORMS
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University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDORMS
Role:
Author
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDORMS
Role:
Author
Publisher:
British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery Publisher's website
Journal:
Bone and Joint Journal Journal website
Volume:
99-B
Issue:
4
Pages:
419-420
Publication date:
2017-04-06
Acceptance date:
2016-12-15
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EISSN:
2049-4408
ISSN:
2049-4394
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pubs:687990
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pubs:687990
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2017-04-06

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