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R Gandhi1, A V Perruccio2, S Kakar3
1Toronto Western Hospital, 399 Bathurst St, EW 1-439, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8, Canada.
Abstract:
Recently, several high impact randomised controlled trials have been published suggesting no greater benefit from orthopaedic surgery over conservative treatment, or limited surgical intervention. These studies can have profound effects on clinical practice, leading to the abandonment of previously widely-used operations. How do surgeons who believe these operations are beneficial over conservative treatment rationalise these findings, and justify their use with hospital administrators and health care funders who require evidence for the value and efficacy of surgical treatment?
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