We are operating too much
- 01An editorial questioning the rising number of orthopedic surgeries
- 02High-quality studies often show conservative care is as effective as surgery
- 03Surgeons are urged to think twice before operating
- 04Increased superspecialization may contribute to more operations
Surgeons should carefully consider conservative options, as high-quality research often shows surgery is not superior for many orthopedic and trauma conditions.
With the increase of superspecialisation, there has been a recent trend for a rising number of operations for both trauma and orthopaedic ailments. This flies against the results of properly planned, well performed, adequately powered, with clinically relevant outcome measures and long enough follow-up level I studies which challenge the received wisdom that surgery is actually superior to conservative management or even supervised neglect. This editorial outlines some of these issues, and suggests that orthopaedic and trauma surgeons should actually think twice before operating on anything that comes our way.
- APA
- Nicola Maffulli (2017). We are operating too much. https://fasciaresearchdatabase.com/we-are-operating-too-much/
- MLA
- Nicola Maffulli. "We are operating too much." 2017, https://fasciaresearchdatabase.com/we-are-operating-too-much/.
- Chicago
- Nicola Maffulli. 2017. "We are operating too much.". https://fasciaresearchdatabase.com/we-are-operating-too-much/