The Roles of Funding Source, Clinical Trial Outcome, and Quality Reporting in Orthopedic Surgery Literature

Safdar N. Khan, MD, Matthew J. Mermer, MD, Elizabeth Myers, PhD, and Harvinder S. Sandhu, MD

Dr. Khan is Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California.

Dr. Mermer is Consultant Spine Surgeon, Scoliosis and Spine Surgery, Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Carmichael, California.

Dr. Myers is Program Officer for Medical Research, Doris Duke Foundation, New York, New York.

Dr. Sandhu is Associate Professor, Spinal Surgical Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York.

Safdar N. Khan, MD, Matthew J. Mermer, MD, Elizabeth Myers, PhD, and Harvinder S. Sandhu, MD

Dr. Khan is Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California.

Dr. Mermer is Consultant Spine Surgeon, Scoliosis and Spine Surgery, Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Carmichael, California.

Dr. Myers is Program Officer for Medical Research, Doris Duke Foundation, New York, New York.

Dr. Sandhu is Associate Professor, Spinal Surgical Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York.

Safdar N. Khan, MD, Matthew J. Mermer, MD, Elizabeth Myers, PhD, and Harvinder S. Sandhu, MD

Dr. Khan is Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California.

Dr. Mermer is Consultant Spine Surgeon, Scoliosis and Spine Surgery, Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Carmichael, California.

Dr. Myers is Program Officer for Medical Research, Doris Duke Foundation, New York, New York.

Dr. Sandhu is Associate Professor, Spinal Surgical Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York.