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ArticleSystematic reviews2024

Developing a core outcome set for acetabular fractures: a systematic review protocol.

Denise Schulz, Adrian Deichsel, Martin C Jordan, Joachim Windolf, Michael J Raschke, Anne Neubert

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Article in Systematic reviews, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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6 authors.

Denise Schulz *Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany. Denise.Schulz@med.uni-duesseldorf.de.ORCID 0000-0001-9285-7746
Adrian Deichsel *TraumaEvidence @ German Society of Traumatology, Berlin, Germany.
Martin C JordanTraumaEvidence @ German Society of Traumatology, Berlin, Germany.
Joachim WindolfDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Michael J RaschkeDepartment of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
Anne NeubertDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundClinical trials investigating acetabular fractures are heterogeneous in their investigated outcomes and their corresponding measurements. Standardization may facilitate comparability and pooling of research results, which would lead to an increase in knowledge about the optimal treatment of acetabular fractures, resulting in long-term evidence-based treatment decisions and improvements in patient care. The aim of this systematic review is to identify the reported outcomes and their measurements from studies on treatments for acetabular fractures to develop a core outcome set which contains the most relevant outcome measures to be included in future studies.

methodsStudies published in English and German including patients aged 16 years and older, with a surgically treated acetabular fracture, will be included. Studies with nonsurgical treatment, pathologic fractures, polytraumatized patients, and patients younger than 16 years of age will be excluded because other outcomes may be of interest in these cases. Any prospective and retrospective study will be included. Systematic reviews will be excluded, but their included studies will be screened for eligibility. The literature will be searched on MEDLINE, CENTRAL, Web of Science, ClinicalTrials.gov, and WHO ICTRP. Risk of selective reporting of outcomes will be assessed using the Outcome Reporting Bias in Trials classification system. Heterogeneously defined outcomes that measure the same outcome will be grouped and subsequently categorized into outcome domains using the taxonomy of the Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials Initiative. DISCUSSION: It is expected that a high number of studies will be included, and many outcomes will be identified using different definitions and measurement instruments. A limitation of this systematic review is that only previously investigated outcomes will be detected, thus disregarding potentially relevant outcomes. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO CRD42022357644.

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AcetabulumFractures, BoneSystematic Reviews as TopicHumansOutcome Assessment, Health CareResearch DesignAcetabular fracturesCore outcome setOutcome measuresSystematic review

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PMID38840193
PMCPMC11151679

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