2021
What Is the Best Evidence to Guide Management of Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures? A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Meulenkamp B, Woolnough T, Cheng W, Shorr R, Stacey D, Richards M, Gupta A, Fergusson D, Graham ID. What Is the Best Evidence to Guide Management of Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures? A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2021, 479: 2119-2131. PMID: 34180874, PMCID: PMC8445578, DOI: 10.1097/corr.0000000000001861.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAchilles TendonEvidence-Based MedicineHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRuptureTendon InjuriesConceptsAcute Achilles tendon ruptureAchilles tendon ruptureTendon ruptureRisk of reruptureOpen surgeryLower riskFunctional rehabilitationSystematic reviewRandom-effects Bayesian networkPatient-reported outcome scoresPatient-reported outcome measuresPrimary immobilizationSmall sample sizeGrades of RecommendationOpen surgical repairRisk of complicationsMultiple treatment optionsNetwork Meta-AnalysisRandomized Controlled TrialsMeta-analysis extension statementSpecific patient populationsStudy treatment armsConsiderable clinical heterogeneityPreferred Reporting ItemsRisk of performance
2020
Assessing how information is packaged in rapid reviews for policy-makers and other stakeholders: a cross-sectional study
Garritty C, Hamel C, Hersi M, Butler C, Monfaredi Z, Stevens A, Nussbaumer-Streit B, Cheng W, Moher D. Assessing how information is packaged in rapid reviews for policy-makers and other stakeholders: a cross-sectional study. Health Research Policy And Systems 2020, 18: 112. PMID: 32993657, PMCID: PMC7523380, DOI: 10.1186/s12961-020-00624-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research