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ArticleJournal of experimental orthopaedics2017

The rate of publication of free papers at the 2008 and 2010 European Society of Sports Traumatology Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy congresses.

Jeffrey Kay, Muzammil Memon, Joelle Rogozinsky, Darren de Sa, Nicole Simunovic, Romain Seil, Jon Karlsson, Olufemi Rolland Ayeni

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Article in Journal of experimental orthopaedics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. The impact of surgical randomised controlled trials on the management of FAI syndrome: a citation analysis.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023
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  2. Creation of a specialist core curriculum for the European Society for Sports traumatology, Knee surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA).Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2020
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  3. Why ESSKA? On what it takes for orthopaedic surgeons and their scientific societies to adapt to societal changes in 2018.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Jeffrey KayMichael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Muzammil MemonMichael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Joelle RogozinskyDepartment of Medicine and School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Darren de SaDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
Nicole SimunovicDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Romain SeilDépartement de l'Appareil Locomoteur, Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
Jon KarlssonDepartment of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden.
Olufemi Rolland AyeniDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University Medical Centre, 1200 Main St West, 4E15, Hamilton, ON, L8N 3Z5, Canada. ayenif@mcmaster.ca.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the frequency with which free papers presented at the 2008 and 2010 European Society of Sports Traumatology Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA) congress were ultimately published in peer-reviewed journals. Moreover, this study evaluated whether any correlations exist between the level of evidence of the free papers and their frequency of publication or the impact factor of the journals in which they are published.

methodsFree papers presented at the 2008 and 2010 ESSKA congresses were included for assessment. Clinical papers (observational studies and trials involving direct interaction between an investigator and human subjects) were graded for level of evidence by two independent reviewers. A comprehensive strategy was used to search the databases PubMed, Ovid (MEDLINE), and EMBASE for all publications corresponding to the included free papers.

resultsThree hundred-ninety presentations were evaluated, of which 215 (55%) were ultimately published in a peer-reviewed journal within five years of the presentation date. The mean time from presentation to publication was 16 months (SD 25 months). There was no significant difference in the distribution of the level of evidence between studies that were ultimately published, versus those that were not published (n.s.). The level of evidence of the published study was not a significant predictor of the impact factor of the journal in which it was published (n.s.). Presentations were most commonly published in Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy (24%) and The American Journal of Sports Medicine (22%).

conclusionFree papers at the 2008 and 2010 ESSKA congress were published at a frequency that is comparable to that at other orthopaedic meetings. The publication rate was similar across all levels of evidence. Further encouragement of manuscript preparation and submission following these meetings could help to ensure important research findings are disseminated to large audiences.

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