Evidence-based medicine in orthopaedics

Acta Orthop Belg. 2004 Apr;70(2):91-7.

Abstract

Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is medicine based on the sum of personal clinical experience and clinical studies with the best possible design (preferably, but not necessarily, randomised controlled trials or RCTs), while focusing on the expectancies of patients and institutions.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Belgium
  • Evidence-Based Medicine / methods*
  • Evidence-Based Medicine / standards
  • Evidence-Based Medicine / trends
  • Female
  • Forecasting
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Orthopedics / standards*
  • Orthopedics / trends
  • Quality of Health Care*
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Total Quality Management