假手术是一种安慰疗法,医生没有对病人做过任何真正的手术。假手术的作用类似于安慰剂药物。在临床试验中,假手术是一个重要的对照实验。一项研究显示,在53个个案中,有39个假手术对病情有改善,当中更有27个与真手术的效果相若。[1][2]

参考

  1. ^ Beard DJ, et al. Arthroscopic subacromial decompression for subacromial shoulder pain (CSAW): a multicentre, pragmatic, parallel group, placebo-controlled, three-group, randomised surgical trial.. Lancet. January 2018, 391 (10118): 329–338. PMC 5803129 . PMID 29169668. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32457-1. 
  2. ^ Louw A, et al. Sham Surgery in Orthopedics: A Systematic Review of the Literature.. Pain Medicine. 1 April 2017, 18 (4): 736–750. PMID 27402957. doi:10.1093/pm/pnw164 . 

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