Author guidelines for conducting systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Prill, Robert; Karlsson, Jón; Ayeni, Olufemi R.; Becker, Roland

doi:10.1007/s00167-021-06631-7

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“…Due to heterogeneity and diversity of all included data, a meta-analysis might not possible. Therefore, a narrative data synthesis would be performed by presenting all findings in summative form, including table and figures [ 26 ].…”

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“Cost-effectiveness of ACL treatment is dependent on age and activity level: a systematic review”

Deviandri

Veen

Lubis

et al. 2022

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc

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Purpose To systematically review the literature on health-economic evaluations of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury between reconstruction surgery (ACLR) and non-operative treatment (NO) and suggest the most cost-effective strategy between the two. Methods All economic studies related to ACLR versus NO post-ACL injury, either trial based or model based, published until April 2022, were identified using PubMed and Embase. The methodology of the health-economic analysis for each included study was categorized according to the four approaches: cost-minimization analysis (CMA), cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA), cost–benefit analysis (CBA), and cost-utility analysis (CUA). The quality of each included study was assessed using the Consensus on Health Economic Criteria (CHEC) list. Results Of the seven included studies, two compared the strategies of early ACLR and NO alone, and five compared early ACLR and NO with optional delayed ACLR. All studies performed a CUA, and one study performed a CBA additionally. The CHEC scores of the included studies can be considered good, ranging from 15 to 18 from a maximum of 19. Applying the common standard threshold of $50,000 per QALY, six studies in young people with high-activity levels or athletes showed that early ACLR would be preferred over either NO alone or delayed ACLR. Of six studies, two even showed early ACLR to be the dominant strategy over either NO alone or delayed ACLR, with per-patient cost savings of $5,164 and $1,803 and incremental per-patient QALY gains of 0.18 and 0.28, respectively. The one study in the middle-aged people with a moderate activity level showed that early ACLR was not more cost-effective than delayed ACLR, with ICER $101,939/QALY using the societal perspective and ICER $63,188/QALY using the healthcare system perspective. Conclusion Early ACLR is likely the more cost-effective strategy for ACL injury cases in athletes and young populations with high-activity levels. On the other hand, non-operative treatment with optional delayed ACLR may be the more cost-effective. Level of evidence Systematic review of level III studies.

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“Cost-effectiveness of ACL treatment is dependent on age and activity level: a systematic review”

Deviandri

Veen

Lubis

et al. 2022

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc

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“…For reaching high method standards, as nowadays recommended for orthopedic trials [ 18 , 19 ], funding is usually needed and the value of the study must be proven in advance. Whenever possible, new studies should be justified through high standard Systematic Reviews showing the need for further studies on the topic [ 20 , 21 , 22 ]. This approach is called Evidence Based Research [ 23 ], leading to less redundant studies.…”

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A Pilot Study on the Reliability of Ultrasound-Based Assessment of Patella Diameter and Sulcus Angle

Schlüter¹,

Prill

Królikowska

et al. 2022

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This pilot study aimed to determine the reliability of a newly developed ultrasound-based protocol for the assessment of patella diameter and sulcus angle. The diameter of the patella expressed in mm and the sulcus angle, expressed in degrees were measured in the right knee in 12 healthy participants (eight women and four men) in two separate sessions by two examiners (experienced rater and inexperienced rater) using ultrasonography according to a developed standardized protocol. The reliability was determined on the calculated intraclass correlation coefficient, ICC, expressed as a 95% confidence interval (lower bound, upper bound). For the patella diameter measurement, intra-rater and inter-rater reliability were good to excellent, with the ICC exceeding 0.836–0.998 and 0.859–0.997, respectively. The intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of the sulcus measurement was moderate to excellent, as the ICC amounted to 0.559–0.993 and 0.559–0.990, respectively. The reliability of both measures increased with the experience of the examiner. Therefore, it was determined that the newly developed protocol for an ultrasound-based assessment of patella diameter and sulcus angle is reliable. Further studies validating their clinical use should be carried out.

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“…A systematic approach that followed the Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy (KSSTA) authors' guidelines for systematic reviews was used [15]. The updated Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) 2020 guidelines for systematic reviews were followed [12].…”

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High variation among clinical studies in the assessment of physical function after knee replacement: a systematic review

Adriani

Becker

Milano

et al. 2023

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc

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Purpose The purpose of this study was to summarise the current use of outcome measures for the assessment of physical function after knee joint replacement. Methods A systematic approach following the PRISMA guidelines was used. Literature search was performed on MEDLINE database via PubMed and on Epistemonikos. Clinical trials (level of evidence I-II) on knee joint replacement reporting data on the ‘physical function’ domain published between January 2017 and June 2022 were included. Descriptive statistics were used to summarise the evidence. Results In the 181 articles that met the inclusion criteria, 49 different outcome measurements were used to evaluate clinical outcomes after knee joint replacement. The most frequently adopted patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) were the Knee Society Score (KSS) (78 studies; 43.1%), the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) Arthritis Index (62 studies; 34.3%), the Oxford Knee Score (OKS) (51 studies; 28.2%) and the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) (36 studies; 20%). The most frequently used performance-based outcome measures (PBOMs) were the Timed-Up-and-Go (TUG) test (30 studies; 16.6%) and the 6-min-walk test (6MWT) (21 studies; 11.6%). Among impairment-based outcome measures (IBOMs), range of motion (ROM) was the most used (74 studies; 40.9%). Conclusion There is considerable variation among clinical studies regarding the assessment of the physical function of patients after knee joint replacement. PROMs were found to be the most commonly adopted outcome measures; however, no single PROM was used in more than half of the papers analysed. Level of evidence Level II, systematic review of level I-II studies.

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Author guidelines for conducting systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Cited by 47 publications

References 18 publications

“Cost-effectiveness of ACL treatment is dependent on age and activity level: a systematic review”

“Cost-effectiveness of ACL treatment is dependent on age and activity level: a systematic review”

A Pilot Study on the Reliability of Ultrasound-Based Assessment of Patella Diameter and Sulcus Angle

High variation among clinical studies in the assessment of physical function after knee replacement: a systematic review

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