Evidence map›Paper›PMID 30896646›Full record

ArticleMedicine2019

Comparison of efficacy and safety of different fixation devices for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A Bayesian network meta-analysis protocol.

Jiaxin Jin, Liping Yu, Min Wei, Yi Shang, Xin Wang

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 44% 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

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

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. 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

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jiaxin JinDepartment of Orthopaedics, Second Hospital of Lanzhou University.
Liping YuDepartment of Nursing, Rehabilitation Center Hospital of Gansu Province.
Min WeiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Gansu University of Chinese Medicine.
Yi ShangDepartment of General Surgery, Second Hospital of Lanzhou University.
Xin WangDepartment of Orthopaedics, First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Development Fund · NOFirst Hospital of Lanzhou University · CNGansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAnterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is a common ligament injury to the knee joint, and often lead to limited function, osteoarthritis after knee trauma, secondary damage to meniscus and cartilage, and impaired quality of life. ACL reconstruction is the gold standard surgical treatment for ACL injury, and ligament fixation after reconstruction is the key factor of ACL reconstruction success. However, the optimal fixation device for ACL reconstruction remains unclear. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of different fixation devices and to find the best fixation device for ACL reconstruction.

methodsThe PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), and Chinese Biomedicine Literature will be searched to identify relevant studies from inception to December 2018. We will include randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the effects of different fixation devices fixed on the femoral side in arthroscopically assisted ACL reconstruction. Risk of bias assessment of the included RCTs will be conducted according to the Cochrane Handbook 5.1.0. A Bayesian network meta-analysis (NMA) will be performed using R software.

resultsThe results of this NMA will be submitted to a peer-reviewed journal for publication.

conclusionThis NMA will summarize the direct and indirect evidence to evaluate the effect of different fixation devices for ACL reconstruction.

Indexed as

Bayes TheoremInternal FixatorsAnterior Cruciate Ligament ReconstructionArthroscopyFemurHumansNetwork Meta-Analysis as TopicRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicResearch Design

Identifiers

PMID30896646
PMCPMC6709171
OpenAlexW2924905169

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
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.