Registry Data-Valuable Lessons But Beware the Confounders.
John G Stammers;
Alex Kuo;
Alister J Hart;
Liam Smeeth
;
John A Skinner;
(2017)
Registry Data-Valuable Lessons But Beware the Confounders.
The Journal of arthroplasty, 32 (9S).
S63-S67.
ISSN 0883-5403
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2017.02.003
A mature national joint registry with widespread adoption and audit can successfully demonstrate trends and influence future orthopedic practice. Correlations can be identified; however, this should not be misinterpreted as causality. It is essential to consider confounding when analyzing observational datasets.
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ISI | 415225300014 |
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9168-6022