Study Design and Analysis in Hand Surgery Research: Tips for Success

Kevin A. Hao; Ryan P. Calfee; Jennifer F. Waljee; Ramesh C. Srinivasan

doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2023.04.002

Study Design and Analysis in Hand Surgery Research: Tips for Success

Kevin A. Hao, Ryan P. Calfee, Jennifer F. Waljee, Ramesh C. Srinivasan

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Abstract

Hand surgeons are constantly faced with evaluation of new evidence to identify best practices in clinical care. However, even the most rigorous study designs have limitations due to biases, generalizability, and other flaws. Here, we highlight seven common aspects of study design and analysis that should be considered by hand surgeons when interpreting findings. The evaluation of these practices can optimize the peer-review process and assess the value of evidence to be incorporated into clinical practice.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	941-946
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume	48
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2023.04.002
State	Published - Sep 2023

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Data
P value
methodology
methods
statistics

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