Pragmatic surgical studies: are they the New Gold Standard

Bone Joint J. 2018 Nov;100-B(11):1407-1408. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.100B11.BJJ-2018-0947.

Authors

A H R W Simpson¹, H Frost², J Norrie³

Affiliations

¹ Bone & Joint Research, London, UK; George Harrison Law Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Department of Orthopaedics, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
² School of Health and Social Care Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, UK.
³ Director, Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit, (ECTU) Co-Director, Centre for Population Health Sciences, Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.

PMID: 30418050
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.100B11.BJJ-2018-0947

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Humans
Orthopedic Procedures*
Outcome Assessment, Health Care
Pragmatic Clinical Trials as Topic* / methods
Pragmatic Clinical Trials as Topic* / standards
Research Design*