Systematic reviews provide critical high-level evidence to influence practice. BJSM prioritises publication of quality SRs. The winning papers are enjoyable to read and their messages easily incorporated into clinical practice. The selected papers adhered carefully to PRISMA guidelines. The results were skilfully analysed and synthesised into a clinically relevant discussion which links well to the study objectives. […]
Category: SMA (Sports Medicine Australia)
Time to stop meniscectomies for degenerative tears: Practice must catch up with evidence
By Kay M Crossley (@KayMCrossley) , Joanne L Kemp (@JoanneLKemp), Charles Ratzlaff, and Ewa M Roos (@Ewa_Roos) In 2002, a randomised controlled trial (RCT) in the New England Journal of Medicine [1] made us all sit up and take note. The trial was remarkable because participants were randomised to arthroscopic debridement (including chondroplasty, removal of debris […]