Three-minute critical appraisal of a case series article.

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

1. Effectiveness of Microscopic Tubular Discectomy for Improved Pain and Mobility in Far Lateral Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Systematic Review.Orthopaedic surgery · 2025
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2. The optimal treatment of type II and III odontoid fractures in the elderly: an updated meta-analysis.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
   Pooled it
3. Spinal Cord Stimulation for Gait Disorders in Parkinson's Disease.Journal of Parkinson's disease · 2023
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4. The relationship between pragmatism, timing, and study size on impact of randomized trials: a qualitative, hypothesis generating study of trials of systemic corticosteroids for COVID-19.Journal of clinical epidemiology · 2022
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5. Efficacy and safety of flexible versus rigid endoscopic third ventriculostomy in pediatric and adult populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurosurgical review · 2022
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6. Safety and efficacy of prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC) for anticoagulation reversal in patients undergoing urgent neurosurgical procedures: a systematic review and metaanalysis.Neurosurgical review · 2021
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7. Surgery and Conservative Management of Camptodactyly in Pediatric Patients: A Systematic Review.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2020
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8. Adjustable sling for the treatment of post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence: systematic review and meta-analysis.Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2019
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9. Efficacy and safety profile of linezolid in the treatment of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials · 2016
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10. Educational interventions to empower nursing home residents: a systematic literature review.Clinical interventions in aging · 2016
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11. Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal for patients with acute respiratory failure secondary to the acute respiratory distress syndrome: a systematic review.Critical care (London, England) · 2014
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12. Sources and quality of literature addressing femoroacetabular impingement.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2013
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13. The optimal treatment of type II and III odontoid fractures in the elderly: a systematic review.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 · 2013
    Pooled it
14. Beyond conventional biomarkers: the role of alpha-fetoprotein in gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026
    Review
15. Bibliometric Analysis of Highly-Cited Papers ofIndian journal of orthopaedics · 2026
    Review
16. End to end versus end to side microvascular anastomosis for traumatic lower limb free flap reconstructions: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of hand and microsurgery · 2024
    Review
17. Cupping Therapy as an Adjunctive Therapy for Side Effects of Colorectal Cancer Treatment: A Prospective Observational Study.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2022
    Article
18. Clinical and Functional Outcome of Meniscal Injuries Treated with Platelet-Rich Plasma: A Single-Center Case Series.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
    Article
19. Surgery vs. Biopsy in the Treatment of Butterfly Glioblastoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cancers · 2022
    Review
20. Observational Study Designs: Synopsis for Selecting an Appropriate Study Design.Cureus · 2020
    Review

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

Abstract

PubMed holds no abstract for this paper.