Changing practice patterns: The impact of a randomized clinical trial on surgeons preference for treatment of type 3 supracondylar humerus fractures

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 340-345

  Mahan, Susan T ^a,b   Osborn, Emily ^c   Bae, Donald S ^a,b   Waters, Peter M ^a,b   Kasser, James R ^a,b   Kocher, Mininder S ^a,b   Snyder, Brian D ^a,b,d   Hresko, Michael T ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Changing practice patterns; Evidence based medicine; Randomized clinical trial; Supracondylar humerus fracture

Indexed keywords

BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NERVE INJURY; OPERATING ROOM; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL INFECTION;

BONE NAILS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84861401798     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: 15392570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3182519d1d     Document Type: Review

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