Giving you the tools for DOING and USING clinical research effectively

Clinical research

The AO is a world leader in evidence-based surgery (EBS). We want to share our expertise in this field. On these pages we will provide two practical how-to guides to applied clinical research. DOING clinical research is a step-by-step guide aimed at everyone implementing their own research projects.

USING clinical research offers tips on how to search through the masses of available literature to answer specific clinical questions and an in-depth guide on how to critically appraise orthopedic articles and evaluate clinical studies.