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27.01.2016 | Editor's Spotlight/Take 5
Editor’s Spotlight/Take 5: Do Orthopaedic Surgeons Acknowledge Uncertainty?
Erschienen in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Ausgabe 6/2016
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An ill-supported but commonly bandied-about claim holds that fewer than 20% of common medical interventions are supported by scientific evidence. Although seemingly reputable sources continue to repeat this old chestnut [7], the data behind the original claim reside in a congressional report that is nearly 40 years old [2], and newer scholarship suggests that things have improved considerably in this regard [3]. All the same, ancient observations about gaps in our knowledge base—such as that offered by William Osler more than 100 years ago—still seem relevant: “The greater the ignorance, the greater the dogmatism” [11].
David Ring MD, PhD
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