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Less might be more, but not in science

  • T.L.N. Järvinen
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    Finnish Centre for Evidence-Based Orthopaedics (FICEBO), Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Meilahti Bridge Hospital, Haartmaninkatu 4, 00029 Helsinki, Finland
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Published:February 17, 2023DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2023.02.004
      A monstrous crisis of credibility is ravaging medical research, making true replicant findings a treasure. If we fail to value them, we risk ruining trust in medicine (see Fig. 1).
      Fig. 1
      Fig. 1A multi-faceted crisis of credibility and public trust, a bit like the mythological many-headed Hydra, is ravaging the realm of medical science. To restore credibility and trust, we need to keep wielding our most treasured weapon in the fight: science, and then even more science.
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