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Randomized controlled trial comparing health-related quality of life in patients undergoing vertical scar versus inverted T-shaped reduction mammaplasty.
[BACKGROUND] There is controversy regarding the superiority of the vertical scar reduction technique versus the inverted T-shaped reduction technique for breast reduction surgery. [METHODS] Two hundred fifty-five patients were randomized t…
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Systematic review of economic evaluations in plastic surgery.
[BACKGROUND] Economic evaluations are quantitative methods comparing alternative interventions using cost data and expected outcomes. They are used to recommend/dissuade adoption of new surgical interventions and compare different clinical …
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A systematic review of power and sample size reporting in randomized controlled trials within plastic surgery.
[BACKGROUND] The randomized controlled trial is a reliable study design for assessing the effectiveness of a surgical intervention, provided it is adequately powered. This systematic review examines the appropriateness of reporting of power…
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Designing and reporting case series in plastic surgery.
The case series is the most prevalent type of clinical research in the plastic surgery literature. However, this is a lower level study design in the hierarchy of evidence. The case series is nevertheless a useful hypothesis generator for f…