Editorial: “Pencil and Paper” Research? Network Meta-analysis and Other Study Designs That Do Not Enroll Patients

CORR Insights®: The Sacro-femoral-pubic Angle Is Unreliable to Estimate Pelvic Tilt: A Meta-analysis

“…Newer analytic methods, such as meta-regression, applications of fixed-effect versus random-effects modeling, and various methods for pooling rare events, have been shown to decrease the impact of potential bias in results from meta-analyses [2]. This is especially important to overcome a tendency for consumers of medical research to concentrate on a significant p value that can come simply from the pooling of small studies to get a larger sample size rather than a good assessment of the heterogeneity of the studies, potential bias, and issues with internal and external validity that could severely impact the interpretation of results [11]. Interestingly, Chai et al [3] concluded that “measuring the pelvic tilt angle using the SFP angle should absolutely be avoided,” which is a bold statement for a meta-analysis that only included nine studies, most of which used observational designs.…”

The efficacy of different segments fixation for treatment thoracolumbar fractures: A Bayesian network meta-analysis

“…The use of NMAs is becoming more prevalent as a means of assessing the most effective intervention for a given condition from among various existing options. [13][14][15] Therefore, we conducted this study to investigate the comparative efficacy and safety of different treatments for TLF using the network meta-analysis technique.…”

Editorial: Writing for CORR® (Revisited)

“…This process covers the crafting of each section of an original scientific report. Because musculoskeletal researchers and scientists write different kinds of papers, I'll try to point out the distinctions among the main kinds of papers orthopaedic journals see; speaking generally but accurately, these include original clinical research, original nonclinical research (which includes laboratory research, surveys, research about education, and other research not directly involving patients), and research that synthesizes earlier work in a formal way (such as systematic reviews and meta-analyses, which I've covered in greater depth elsewhere [3,4]).…”