title: Primum non nocere and randomised placebo-controlled surgical trials: a dilemma?
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St George Hospital and Clinical School, Kogarah, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Kishen
authors.forename: Ian A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Ashish D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Diwan
mesh_terms: D026690:Ethics, Clinical; D032984:Ethics, Research; D006801:Humans; D010919:Placebos; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000941:ethics*; D012107:Research Design; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000941:ethics* / Q000639:trends*
chemical_list: D010919:Placebos