As long as no undisputable proof of the biomechanical equality between palmar and dorsal locking plates exists, the use of dorsal locking implants for the treatment of fractures in high risk for secondary loss of reduction may be taken into consideration.
While EO no longer exists the use of PMC by the U.S. and commercial firms has steadily increased.
The benefits, risks, burdens and effectiveness of a new intervention must be tested against those of the best proven intervention(s), except in the following circumstances: Where no proven intervention exists, the use of placebo, or no intervention, is acceptable.
38 Although no system of grading by quality currently exists, the use of validated measures from the CASP tools made this review's crude grades objective and reliable.
77 78 While a learning curve is required to interpret pit patterns, and the potential for interobserver variation exists, the use of training modules suggests that pit pattern recognition can be achieved even by inexperienced endoscopists.
If such differential reporting exists, the use of self-reported questions to establish health literacy level may lead to biased treatment, or overlook the need, of certain patient groups.
