Determining the clinical importance of treatment benefits for interventions for painful orthopedic conditions

The overarching goals of treatments for orthopedic conditions are generally to improve or restore function and alleviate pain. Results of clinical trials are generally used to determine whether a treatment is efficacious; however, a statistically significant improvement may not actually be clinicall...

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Main Authors: Katz, Nathaniel P, Paillard, Florence C, Ekman, Evan
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4327973/