Evidence map›Paper›PMID 23689761›Full record

ReviewInternational orthopaedics2013

Improvement of research quality in the fields of orthopaedics and trauma: a global perspective.

Hangama C Fayaz, Norbert Haas, James Kellam, Suthorn Bavonratanavech, Javad Parvizi, George Dyer, Tim Pohlemann, Jörg Jerosch, Karl-Josef Prommersberger, Hans Christoph Pape and 7 more

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in International orthopaedics, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

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.

2 · The registry

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.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. The interobserver reliability of clinical relevance in orthopaedic research.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2023
    Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Statistical Fragility of Surgical Clinical Trials in Orthopaedic Trauma.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2021
    Review
  7. The Influence of Geographic Region on Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Literature From 1988 to 2018.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2021
    Article
  8. Impact of industry 4.0 to create advancements in orthopaedics.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2020
    Article
  9. Article
  10. Overview of randomised controlled trials in orthopaedic research: search for significant findings.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2019
    Review
  11. Article
  12. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Hangama C FayazDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA. dr.hana.fayaz@hotmail.de
Norbert Haas
James Kellam
Suthorn Bavonratanavech
Javad Parvizi
George Dyer
Tim Pohlemann
Jörg Jerosch
Karl-Josef Prommersberger
Hans Christoph Pape
Malcolm Smith
Marc Vrahas
Carsten Perka
Klaus Siebenrock
Bassem Elhassan
Christopher Moran
Jesse B Jupiter

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The international orthopaedic community aims to achieve the best possible outcome for patient care by constantly modifying surgical techniques and expanding the surgeon's knowledge. These efforts require proper reflection within a setting that necessitates a higher quality standard for global orthopaedic publication. Furthermore, these techniques demand that surgeons acquire information at a rapid rate while enforcing higher standards in research performance. An international consensus exists on how to perform research and what rules should be considered when publishing a scientific paper. Despite this global agreement, in today's "Cross Check Era", too many authors do not give attention to the current standards of systematic research. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to describe these performance standards, the available choices for orthopaedic surgeons and the current learning curve for seasoned teams of researchers and orthopaedic surgeons with more than three decades of experience. These lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the topics that will significantly influence the research development as we arrive at an important globalisation era in orthopaedics and trauma-related research.

Indexed as

Global HealthBiomedical ResearchEducation, Medical, ContinuingEvidence-Based MedicineHumansOrthopedicsPeer Review, ResearchSpecializationWounds and Injuries

Identifiers

PMID23689761
PMCPMC3685675

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.