User's guide to the orthopaedic literature: how to use an article about a randomized trial?
review · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 19826515.
- Also identified by DOI 10.4103/0019-5413.40246 and PMC identifier 2759622.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
- The licence permits redistribution, so the abstract is shown in full and the full text is available from the publisher.
Abstract
Randomized trials, when well conducted, sit atop the hierachy of evidence. By limiting bias through randomization, concealment and blinding, surgeons can conduct high quality trials in orthopaedic surgery. The current article provides an easy, practical approach to critical appraisal of a randomized trial in orthopaedic surgery.