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ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery2013

Evidence on prognosis.

Shimpei Ono, Sandeep J Sebastin, Kevin C Chung

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Article in Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Shimpei OnoTokyo, Japan; Singapore; and Ann Arbor, Mich. From the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Nippon Medical School; the Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, National University Health System; and the Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Health System.
Sandeep J Sebastin
Kevin C Chung

Funding

A Clinical Trial for the Surgical Treatment of Elderly Distal Radius FracturesR01AR062066 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI CHUNG, KEVIN C · 2011 to 2016
$3.8M
An Outcome Study of Rheumatoid Hand ArthroplastyR01AR047328 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI CHUNG, KEVIN C · 2003 to 2016
$3.1M
Evidence-Based Research in Hand SurgeryK24AR053120 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI CHUNG, KEVIN C · 2008 to 2018
$1.6M
NIAMS NIH HHS 2R01 AR047328-06NIAMS NIH HHS K24 AR053120NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR047328NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR062066
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the clinical decision-making process, prognostic information gives physicians guidance regarding disease and treatment that can be passed along to patients. Using the clinical scenario of a type IIIB open tibial fracture as an example, this article focuses on how to search prognostic literature effectively and how to critically appraise prognostic studies. A well-built clinical question using the Patients, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcomes methodology helps plastic surgeons derive information from the vast resources in an effective and time-efficient manner. Subsequent critical appraisal of the collected studies is the essential step for identifying the most relevant high-quality evidence to provide the best prognostic information to guide patient decision-making.

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Evidence-Based MedicineOrthopedic ProceduresPlastic Surgery ProceduresPrognosisAdultAnkle InjuriesDecision MakingFractures, OpenHumansJoint DislocationsMaleReview Literature as Topic

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PMID23446575
PMCPMC4791582

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