COA: Surgical Vs. conservative treatment for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures

AAOS2018: Repair vs. either decompression alone or conservative treatment for rotator cuff tear

Surgical versus conservative management of patellar dislocation

Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2015 May;25(4):783-8

Lower rate of treatment failure with surgical vs. conservative treatment for unstable ankle fracture

Foot Ankle Surg. 2019 Aug;25(4):409-417.

Calcaneal fractures: No differences in outcome between conservative & operative treatment

Injury. 2007 Jul;38(7):848-55. Epub 2007 Apr 18

Secondary osteoporotic fracture risk: vertebral augmentation vs. conservative treatment

Acta Radiol. 2015 Aug;56(8):970-9

Partial meniscectomy vs conservative therapy for nonobstructive meniscal tears

Arthroscopy. 2016 Sep;32(9):1855-1865

Similar functional outcomes in surgical & conservative treatment of rotator cuff tear

J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2015 Aug;24(8):1274-81

Operative management superior to conservative methods in midshaft clavicle fracture

Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2015 Aug;70(8):584-92

No difference between operative/non-operative management of traumatic patellar dislocation

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2013 Feb;133(2):209-13. doi: 10.1007/s00402-012-1639-8. Epub 2012 Nov 9

Plantar fasciitis: Shockwave therapy more effective than conservative treatment

Am J Sports Med. 2006 Apr;34(4):592-6

ISAKOS2017: Evaluating atrophy and fatty degeneration after RC repair vs conservative treatment

Lower redislocation rate with the surgical management of primary patellar dislocations

Int Orthop. 2016 Nov;40(11):2277-2287

Conservative treatments in the management of acute pain due to compression fracture

Eur Spine J. 2015 Apr;24(4):702-14.

High risk of complications with surgical treatment of unstable palmar plate disruption

Strategies Trauma Limb Reconstr. 2013 Apr;8(1):21-4. doi: 10.1007/s11751-013-0154-y. Epub 2013 Feb 23

ISAKOS: Achilles tendon rupture: No increase in re-rupture in non-operative treatment

Surgical versus conservative treatment of midshaft clavicle fractures

Dan Med J. 2012 Jul;59(7):A4457

Vertebroplasty/kyphoplasty improve pain and function after vertebral compression fracture

J Bone Miner Res. 2013 Feb;28(2):372-82. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.1762

Lucerne cast provides no additional benefit for extra-articular fractures of the phalanges

J Hand Surg Am. 2012 May;37(5):889-98. Epub 2012 Apr 5

Symptomatic improvement with plasma disc decompression in cervical disc herniation

Eur Spine J. 2010 Mar;19(3):477-86. Epub 2009 Nov 10