Hyer Christopher F
Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Center, Westerville, Ohio 43082, USA.
Foot Ankle Spec. 2010 Apr;3(2):91-4. doi: 10.1177/1938640010363173. Epub 2010 Feb 23.
Many foot and ankle specialists have interest in publishing research or technique articles to share their expertise with colleagues. It is now commonplace for medical journals to require all studies that involve patients or patient data to have institutional review board (IRB) approval. Working with an IRB can be a source of frustration or delay, but this does not necessarily need to be the case. The purpose of this review article is to clearly define what an IRB is and does, as well as why the IRB was created and continues to be necessary, and to review what IRB options exist, including the "private" IRB. This background knowledge can help the foot and ankle researcher have a better understanding of the process and perhaps improve efficiency.
许多足踝专科医生都有兴趣发表研究或技术文章，以便与同行分享他们的专业知识。现在，医学期刊要求所有涉及患者或患者数据的研究都必须获得机构审查委员会（IRB）的批准，这已成为惯例。与IRB合作可能会令人沮丧或导致延误，但情况不一定如此。这篇综述文章的目的是明确界定IRB是什么、做什么，以及为什么创建IRB并使其持续必要，同时回顾存在哪些IRB选项，包括“私人”IRB。这些背景知识可以帮助足踝研究人员更好地理解这个过程，或许还能提高效率。
