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A systematic survey of the quality of research reporting in general orthopaedic journals
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Parsons, Nicholas R., Hiskens, Richard, Price, Charlotte L., Achten, Juul and Costa, Matthew L. (2011) A systematic survey of the quality of research reporting in general orthopaedic journals. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, Vol.93-B (No.9). pp. 1154-1159. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.93B9.27193
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.93B9.27193
Abstract
The poor reporting and use of statistical methods in orthopaedic papers has been widely discussed by both clinicians and statisticians. A detailed review of research published in general orthopaedic journals was undertaken to assess the quality of experimental design, statistical analysis and reporting. A representative sample of 100 papers was assessed for compliance to CONSORT and STROBE guidelines and the quality of the statistical reporting was assessed using a validated questionnaire. Overall compliance with CONSORT and STROBE guidelines in our study was 59% and 58% respectively, with very few papers fulfilling all criteria. In 37% of papers patient numbers were inadequately reported; 20% of papers introduced new statistical methods in the 'results' section not previously reported in the 'methods' section, and 23% of papers reported no measurement of error with the main outcome measure. Taken together, these issues indicate a general lack of statistical rigour and are consistent with similar reviews undertaken in a number of other scientific and clinical research disciplines. It is imperative that the orthopaedic research community strives to improve the quality of reporting; a failure to do so could seriously limit the development of future research.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | Q Science > QA Mathematics R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RC Internal medicine |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Clinical Trials Unit |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Orthopedics -- Periodicals, Orthopedics -- Statistical methods, Orthopedics -- Methodology -- Research, Musculoskeletal system -- Diseases -- Epidemiology, Experimental design, Systematic reviews (Medical research) | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume | ||||
| Publisher: | British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery | ||||
| ISSN: | 0301-620X | ||||
| Official Date: | September 2011 | ||||
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| Volume: | Vol.93-B | ||||
| Number: | No.9 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 5 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 1154-1159 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1302/0301-620X.93B9.27193 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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