Do large pragmatic randomised trials change clinical practice?: Assesing the impact of the Distal Radius Acute Fracture Fixation Trial (DRAFFT)

Bone and Joint Journal

Volumn 98B, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 410-413

  Costa, M L ^a,b   Jameson, S S ^a,c   Reed, M R ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SECONDARY ANALYSIS; VOLAR PLATE FIXATION; BONE PLATE; BONE WIRE; DEVICES; ENGLAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MASS COMMUNICATION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RADIUS FRACTURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; WRIST INJURIES;

BONE PLATES; BONE WIRES; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; ENGLAND; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 84960090398     PISSN: 20494394     EISSN: 20494408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.98B3.36730     Document Type: Article

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