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Grades of Recommendation

Authors: James G, Wright; Thomas A, Einhorn; James D, Heckman;

Grades of Recommendation

Abstract

Surgeons use the literature to determine the best treatment for their patients. Although practice can be changed by a single study, we often find multiple studies more convincing. The appropriate literature can be identified in many ways. First, we can search the literature ourselves. However, this takes a lot of time and the search may not be comprehensive. Second, we can identify meta-analyses or systematic overviews, which collect and combine studies together to assemble a larger sample size in order to provide greater precision around treatment effects. However, meta-analyses pose many methodologic challenges and are not always available. Finally, we can use review articles such as the Current Concepts Reviews published by The Journal as a source for treatment recommendations. The difficulty with review articles is uncertainty about the quality of the recommendations they contain. In this issue, The Journal introduces the latest in a series …

Keywords

Review Literature as Topic, Evidence-Based Medicine, Orthopedics, Humans, Orthopedic Procedures, Periodicals as Topic, Editorial Policies

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popularity
This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network.
BIP!Popularity provided by BIP!
influence
This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
BIP!Influence provided by BIP!
impulse
This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network.
BIP!Impulse provided by BIP!
86
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Top 10%
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