Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2011 Apr 6;93(7):e30.
doi: 10.2106/JBJS.J.01039.

Clinical trials in orthopaedics research. Part II. Prioritization for randomized controlled clinical trials

Jeffrey N Katz  1 , James G Wright, Elena Losina
Affiliations
Review

Clinical trials in orthopaedics research. Part II. Prioritization for randomized controlled clinical trials

Jeffrey N Katz et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am. .
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Kirkley A, Birmingham TB, Litchfield RB, Giffin JR, Willits KR, Wong CJ, Feagan BG, Donner A, Griffin SH, D'Ascanio LM, Pope JE, Fowler PJ. A randomized trial of arthroscopic surgery for osteoarthritis of the knee. N Engl J Med. 2008;359:1097-107 - PubMed
    1. Moseley JB, O'Malley K, Petersen NJ, Menke TJ, Brody BA, Kuykendall DH, Hollingsworth JC, Ashton CM, Wray NP. A controlled trial of arthroscopic surgery for osteoarthritis of the knee. N Engl J Med. 2002;347:81-8 - PubMed
    1. Daltroy LH. Common problems in using, modifying, and reporting on classic measurement instruments. Arthritis Care Res. 1997;10:441-7 - PubMed
    1. Freedman B. Equipoise and the ethics of clinical research. N Engl J Med. 1987;317:141-5 - PubMed
    1. Katz JN, Wright J, Levy BA, Baron JA, Losina E. Departures from community equipoise may lead to incorrect inference in randomized trials. J Clinical Epidemiology. 2010:[Epub ahead of print]. - PMC - PubMed

Publication types