Editorial Commentary: Cost-Effectiveness of Orthopaedic Procedures: "A Nickel Ain't Worth a Dime Anymore" - Yogi...

Although cost-effectiveness research has assumed a critical role in decision making in medicine, it, by definition, must be derived from solid, germane, reproducible data. The absence of such high-quality data tends to induce compromises in analysis that may degrade a scientific article's seemingly intuitive message.