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Editorial
. 2023 Jun 8;12(6):372-374.
doi: 10.1302/2046-3758.126.BJR-2023-0154.

Are we doing the right surgical trials?

Navnit S Makaram  1   2 , Sallie E Lamb  3 , A Hamish R W Simpson  1   2
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Editorial

Are we doing the right surgical trials?

Navnit S Makaram et al. Bone Joint Res. .

Abstract

Cite this article: Bone Joint Res 2023;12(6):372–374.

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Conflict of interest statement

A. H. R. W. Simpson is Editor-in-Chief of Bone & Joint Research, and reports multiple grants from RCUK, Charities, and Stryker, all of which are unrelated to this article.

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