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How to Write a Study Protocol

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This chapter aims to provide a guide for young trainees writing their first study protocol. It includes important aspects junior researchers should consider before getting started and preparing their first study protocol. After having read the chapter, the reader should have a good idea about what a study protocol is about and be able to answer the question why, when, and how a study protocol should be written. Finally, the reader will be prepared to master the very first step of conducting a successful study—writing a brief, concise, but comprehensive study protocol.

Study protocol examples of typical clinical scenarios further illustrate the approach to this mandatory and important part of a research project.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Kantonsspital Baselland (Bruderholz, Liestal, Laufen), Bruderholz, Switzerland

    Lukas B. Moser & Michael T. Hirschmann

  2. University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

    Lukas B. Moser & Michael T. Hirschmann

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Volker Musahl

  2. Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden

    Jón Karlsson

  3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Kantonsspital Baselland (Bruderholz, Laufen und Liestal), Bruderholz, Switzerland

    Michael T. Hirschmann

  4. McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

    Olufemi R. Ayeni

  5. Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA

    Robert G. Marx

  6. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, USA

    Jason L. Koh

  7. Institute for Medical Science in Sports, Osaka Health Science University, Osaka, Japan

    Norimasa Nakamura

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Moser, L.B., Hirschmann, M.T. (2019). How to Write a Study Protocol. In: Musahl, V., et al. Basic Methods Handbook for Clinical Orthopaedic Research. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-58254-1_8

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