Prevention of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture in Female Athletes
Ramirez R, Baldwin K, Franklin C. Prevention of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture in Female Athletes. JBJS Reviews 2014, 2: &na;. PMID: 27490154, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.rvw.m.00129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffectiveness of neuromuscular training programsRisk of ACL ruptureNeuromuscular training programAnterior cruciate ligament ruptureFemale athletesTraining programAnterior cruciate ligamentACL ruptureOdds ratioSystematic reviewPrevent ACL injuriesEgger regression methodsIn-seasonOptimal training programsNo significant publication biasCharacteristics of participantsDerSimonian-Laird random-effects modelDesign of intervention programsTherapeutic Level IISignificant publication biasDescription of levels of evidenceRandom-effects modelCochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databasesLevel of evidenceSoccer playersBoth Bone Forearm Fractures in Children and Adolescents, Which Fixation Strategy Is Superior — Plates or Nails? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies
Baldwin K, Morrison M, Tomlinson L, Ramirez R, Flynn J. Both Bone Forearm Fractures in Children and Adolescents, Which Fixation Strategy Is Superior — Plates or Nails? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies. Journal Of Orthopaedic Trauma 2014, 28: e8-e14. PMID: 23542745, DOI: 10.1097/bot.0b013e31829203ea.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone forearm fracturesIntramedullary nailingForearm fracturesDerSimonian and Laird random-effects modelMethods of operative fixationLaird random effects modelScrew constructsFixation strategiesRandom-effects modelReduction internal fixationStudy qualityFunnel plotOperative fixationPublication biasSystematic reviewEgger's statisticsBBFFDichotomous variablesMeta-analysisFracture unionStudy objectiveInternal fixationFunctional outcomesDelayed unionSuperior plating