Table 3.
Surgical expertise based randomised controlled trials
| Trial | Year of publication | No of patients | Surgical discipline | Surgical problem | Interventional groups evaluated | No of hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finkemeier24 | 2000 | 94 | Orthopaedics | Tibial shaft fracture | 1. Nail insertion with reaming (3 surgeons) | 1 |
| 2. Nail insertion without reaming (3 surgeons) | ||||||
| Machler25 | 1999 | 120 | Cardiac | Need for aortic valve replacement | 1. Minimally invasive aortic valve surgery (2 surgeons) | 1 |
| 2. Conventional aortic valve surgery (2 surgeons) | ||||||
| Wyrsch26 | 1996 | 39 | Orthopaedics | Tibial plafond fractures | 1. Open reduction and internal fixation of the tibia and fibula (2 surgeons) | 3 (both interventions at all sites) |
| 2. External fixation with or without limited internal fixation (4 surgeons) | ||||||
| Wihlborg27 | 1990 | 200 | Orthopaedics | Femoral neck fractures | 1. Rydell four-flanged nail (4 surgeons) | 1 |
| 2. Gouffon pins (3 surgeons) | ||||||
| Phillips28 | 1985 | 138 | Orthopaedics | Severe ankle fractures | 1. Open reduction and internal fixation ASIF technique (1 surgeon) | 1 |
| 2. Closed cast treatment or open reduction and internal fixation of medial malleolus (1 surgeon) |
ASIF=Association for the Study of Internal Fixation.