title: Moral decisions regarding innovation. The case method.
abstract: Little consideration has been given to the ethics of innovation in surgery despite the major role of innovation in orthopaedic practice. We propose that a series of cases of increasing ethical complexity may serve as a classification system and assist orthopaedists in thinking about the ethical dimensions of other cases.
authors.affiliation: Beeson Divinity School, Samford University, Birmingham, AL, USA.
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Bunch
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Dvonch
mesh_terms: D020811:Biomedical Technology; D003657:Decision Making; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D009985:Orthopedics