Open AccessEvidence-based orthopaedics: A brief history
Author(s) -
Daniel Hoppe,
Mohit Bhandari
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.40244
Subject(s) - medicine , orthopedic surgery , evidence based medicine , alternative medicine , general surgery , surgery , pathology
Evidence-based medicine was recently noted as one of the top 15 most important medical discoveries over the past 160 years. Since the term was coined in 1990, EBM has seen unparalleled adoption in medicine and surgery. We discuss the early origins of EBM and its dissemination in medicine, especially orthopaedic surgery.