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Moral decisions regarding innovation. The case method.

W H Bunch·V M Dvonch
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Little consideration has been given to the ethics of innovation in surgery despite the major role of innovation in orthopaedic practice. We propose that a series of cases of increasing ethical complexity may serve as a classification system and assist orthopaedists in thinking about the ethical dimensions of other cases.

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W H Bunch, V M Dvonch. 2000. Moral decisions regarding innovation. The case method.. https://doi.org/10.1097/00003086-200009000-00008

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