Communicating study results to our patients: which way is best?
Before we are able to communicate evidence and evidence results to patients we must first be familiar with the common ways by which results may be presented to our patients. We describe five approaches (relative risk, risk reduction, odds ratio, absolute risk difference and number needed to treat) of transforming the results of an orthopaedic study for communication with patients.
Petrisor
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McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences, General Hospital, Canada. petrisor@hhse.ca
Tornetta
Paul
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