Introducing a New Journal Section: Evidence-Based Orthopaedics

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery has introduced a new section entitled Evidence-Based Orthopaedics in this volume. The Journal has always taken a leadership role in promoting use of randomized clinical trials in orthopaedic surgery1, and this new section will apprise orthopaedic surgeons of important advances in a constructive and timely manner. Sackett et al. defined evidence-based medicine as the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about care of individual patients. The practice of evidence based medicine means integrating individual clinical expertise with best available …