Moral decisions regarding innovation. The case method.
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.
Bunch
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WH
Beeson Divinity School, Samford University, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Dvonch
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VM
D020811:Biomedical Technology; D003657:Decision Making; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D009985:Orthopedics