Sham surgery in clinical trials

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Peter Angelos. JAMA. 2007.

. 2007 Apr 11;297(14):1545-6; author reply 1546.

doi: 10.1001/jama.297.14.1545-c.

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Surgical vs nonoperative treatment for lumbar disk herniation: the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT): a randomized trial.
Weinstein JN, Tosteson TD, Lurie JD, Tosteson AN, Hanscom B, Skinner JS, Abdu WA, Hilibrand AS, Boden SD, Deyo RA. Weinstein JN, et al. JAMA. 2006 Nov 22;296(20):2441-50. doi: 10.1001/jama.296.20.2441. JAMA. 2006. PMID: 17119140 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
Interpreting surgical trials with subjective outcomes: avoiding UnSPORTsmanlike conduct.
Flum DR. Flum DR. JAMA. 2006 Nov 22;296(20):2483-5. doi: 10.1001/jama.296.20.2483. JAMA. 2006. PMID: 17119146 No abstract available.