Open AccessWhat Is the Use of Imaging Before Referral to an Orthopaedic Oncologist? A Prospective, Multicenter Investigation
Author(s) -
Benjamin J. Miller,
Raffi S. Avedian,
Rajiv Rajani,
Lee R. Leddy,
Jeremy White,
Judd E. Cummings,
Tessa Balach,
Kevin M. MacDonald
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1007/s11999-014-3649-z
Subject(s) - medicine , referral , orthopedic surgery , medical physics , sports medicine , radiation oncologist , medline , multicenter study , prospective cohort study , general surgery , physical therapy , family medicine , surgery , radiation therapy , randomized controlled trial , political science , law
Patients often receive advanced imaging before referral to an orthopaedic oncologist. The few studies that have evaluated the value of these tests have been single-center studies, and there were large discrepancies in the estimated frequencies of unnecessary use of diagnostic tests.