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Blinking lights don't make a better knee brace – fighting cognitive biases in testing orthopedic devices

  • Written by Mark Geil, Professor and Chair, Kennesaw State University
Blinking lights don't make a better knee brace – fighting cognitive biases in testing orthopedic devicesHow do you know if a brace is better versus the patient just believing it is? Praisaeng/Shutterstock.com

As a researcher in a health-care-related field, I am keenly aware of how frequently economics enters the discussion these days. I am a biomedical engineer who works with patients using orthopedic devices: prosthetics, such as an artificial...

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