Publication Name	World Journal of Orthopedics
Manuscript ID	27647
Country	United States

Received	2016-06-15 18:00
Peer-Review Started	2016-06-17 11:35
To Make the First Decision	2016-07-25 12:03
Return for Revision	2016-07-29 15:46
Revised	2016-08-30 03:18
Second Decision	2016-10-26 16:20
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2016-11-02 11:10
Articles in Press	2016-11-02 11:26
Publication Fee Transferred	2017-08-16 02:38
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2017-09-21 03:01
Publish the Manuscript Online	2017-10-18 02:31

ISSN	2218-5836 (online)
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Category	Orthopedics
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Digital blinding of radiographs to mask allocation in a randomized control trial
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Gerard P Slobogean, Lukasz Soswa, Giuliana Rotunno, Peter J O’Brien and Kelly A Lefaivre
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Gerard P Slobogean, MD, MPH, FRCSC, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 6th Floor, Suite 300, 110 S. Paca St., Baltimore, MD 21201, United States. gslobogean@umoa.umm.edu
Key Words	Methods; Randomized controlled trials; Patient outcome assessment; Fracture healing; Femoral fractures
Core Tip	The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the effectiveness of a digital blinding protocol to conceal treatment allocation and permit blinded assessment of radiographic healing of various distal femur fractures. Digital postoperative radiographs from a randomly-selected sample were blinded using digital altering software and evaluated by three fellowship-trained surgeons. This study demonstrates the success with which an uncomplicated and reproducible technique can blind radiographs of distal femur fractures. The blinding protocol successfully masked the surgeons to the type of fixation devices implanted but did not interfere with reliable evaluation of radiographic union.
Publish Date	2017-10-18 02:31
Citation	Slobogean GP, Soswa L, Rotunno G, O’Brien PJ, Lefaivre KA. Digital blinding of radiographs to mask allocation in a randomized control trial. World J Orthop 2017; 8(10): 785-789
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v8/i10/785.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v8.i10.785

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