Characteristics of baseline frequency data in spinal RCTs do not suggest widespread non-random allocation.
Manon Malia Sydney LevayerGem Rui Ping ChewKyle Alexander SheldrickAshish Dhar DiwanPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2023)
The data surveyed do not show evidence of systemic fraudulent behaviour. Spine RCTs in major spine journals were found to be consistent with genuine random allocation and experimentally derived data.