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Can orthopedic trials change practice?

A survey of 796 orthopedic surgeons on the possible findings of a hip fracture trial

Bernadette G Dijkman Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Bauke W Kooistra Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Julia Pemberton Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Sheila Sprague Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Beate P Hanson AO Clinical Investigation, Zurich, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mohit Bhandari Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Pages 122-125 | Received 09 Dec 2008, Accepted 25 Jun 2009, Published online: 10 Feb 2010

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