Orthopaedic trauma research priority-setting exercise and development of a research network.

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INTRODUCTION: Clinical practice should be informed by high quality evidence, of which randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are considered the gold standard. Surgical trials are inherently difficult with potential problems around clinical equipoise and participant acceptability. This is often most true with trial designs comparing operative and non-operative treatments. It is hoped that research activity can be maximised by collaborating in (a) the identification of research questions and (b) ...

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Authors: Willett, K; Gray, B; Moran, C; Giannoudis, P; Pallister, I

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Injury
• Volume: 41
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 763-767
• Publication date: 2010-07-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2010.03.026
• EISSN: 1879-0267
• ISSN: 0020-1383
• Language: English
• Keywords: Diffusion of Innovation; Questionnaires; Delphi Technique; Research Design; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Orthopedics; Humans; Program Development