Decision-making in surgical study designs: a proposed decision algorithm to aid in the selection of an appropriate research study design for a given surgical intervention: the PERFECT tool

Bone Joint Res. 2023 Sep 21;12(9):598-600. doi: 10.1302/2046-3758.129.BJR-2023-0232.

Authors

A H R W Simpson^{1

2}, Navnit S Makaram^{1

2}, Ewen Harrison³, John Norrie⁴

Affiliations

¹ Edinburgh Orthopaedics, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
² University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
³ Centre for Medical Informatics, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
⁴ Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.

PMID: 37732814
PMCID: PMC10512865
DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.129.BJR-2023-0232

Abstract

Cite this article: Bone Joint Res 2023;12(9):598–600.