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ArticleArthroscopy techniques2017

Iliotibial Band Lengthening: An Arthroscopic Surgical Technique.

Todd P Pierce, Samuel J Mease, Kimona Issa, Anthony Festa, Vincent K McInerney, Anthony J Scillia

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Article in Arthroscopy techniques, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 53% of its field
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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Todd P PierceDepartment of Orthopaedics, School of Health and Medical Sciences, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Samuel J MeaseDepartment of Orthopaedics, School of Health and Medical Sciences, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Kimona IssaDepartment of Orthopaedics, School of Health and Medical Sciences, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Anthony FestaDepartment of Orthopaedics, School of Health and Medical Sciences, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Vincent K McInerneyDepartment of Orthopaedics, School of Health and Medical Sciences, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Anthony J ScilliaDepartment of Orthopaedics, School of Health and Medical Sciences, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Seton Hall University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Iliotibial (IT) band syndrome is a common cause of lateral knee pain in runners and cyclists. Many can be treated nonoperatively; however, some may require surgical lengthening of their IT band to achieve optimal pain relief and a return to preinjury level of activity. Several studies have been published detailing surgical lengthening procedures and satisfactory outcomes after these procedures. However, it is important to continue to improve on and optimize outcomes. We present our arthroscopic IT band-lengthening procedure.

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PMID28706832
PMCPMC5495937
OpenAlexW2625218448

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