Rudolf W Poolman

..The use of more sensitive techniques should be restricted to patients with negative or equivocal radiographs in clinically suspected scaphoid fractures...

..Furthermore, we hypothesized a priori that modern state-of-the-art hamstring graft fixation technique would give similar results regarding stability as bone-patellar tendon-bone autografts...

..We aimed to evaluate reasons for differences among the overlapping systematic reviews and to assess the quality of reporting and internal validity...

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..We also review the steps for future use of outcome instruments, including the standardization of their use in orthopaedic research...

..Therefore, we examined perceptions and competence in evidence-based medicine among Dutch orthopaedic surgeons...

..We aimed to determine the reporting quality of Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) published in the most frequently cited general orthopaedic journals...

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..We reviewed data from randomized controlled trials comparing nonoperative treatment methods for acute scaphoid fractures to determine the best available evidence...

..The objectives of this review were to assess the scientific quality and number of published meta-analyses on orthopaedics-related topics over time...

..A questionnaire is suitable only when all 5 psychometric properties are of sufficient quality. We questioned the usefulness of the HHS by investigating its content validity...

..Expertise-based trials can overcome these limitations if potential pitfalls are taken into account...

..Time-action analysis (TAA) is a tool to objectively determine the level of efficiency of individual steps of a surgical procedure...

..The current study seeks to address the issue of possible underreporting of IPV in orthopaedic fracture clinics by establishing prevalence rates of IPV among women seeking treatment for musculoskeletal injuries...

..Thus, we show that good guidelines are a summary of the best available evidence and that they provide a graded recommendation to help surgeons in evidence-based practice...

..However, not only the treatment effect, but multiple factors such as the choice of the study population, follow-up duration, outcome measures, and the design of a study will eventually determine the clinical importance of the results...

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..For these assessments, reliable measurements should be used. This study aimed to determine the inter- and intrarater reliability of hand-held dynamometry (HHD) in measuring isometric knee strength in patients awaiting TKA...

..This manuscript will describe the need, the information, the organization, and the accomplishments to date of the International Hip Fracture Research Collaborative...

..To give direction to the optimal strategy, this systematic review was performed. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to review the highest level of available evidence on the operative management of infected nonunions of the long bones...

..When assessing the results of medical interventions, a good PRO instrument can give reliable and valuable information from the patients perspective...

..To determine whether double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction leads to better restoration of anterior and rotational laxity and range of motion than single-bundle reconstruction...

..OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of different treatment options on the rate of union, malunion, leg-length discrepancy (LLD), complications, and outcome after femoral shaft fractures in children...

..This paper presents a helpful tool for readers who want to evaluate or assess the quality of a measurement instrument on reliability and validity...

..In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we pool data from trials comparing surgical and conservative treatment for acute nondisplaced and minimally displaced scaphoid fractures, thus aiming to summarize the best available evidence...

..This study was designed to investigate the efficacy of the system and to add data to previously reported safety results...

..In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we pool data from trials comparing external fixation and open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) for this injury...

..The purpose of this review is to evaluate the results of arthroscopic surgery, including debridement, fragment fixation, micro-fracturing, and osteochondral autografting, in athletes with OCD of the elbow...

..We conducted a meta-analysis of available trials comparing treatment of humeral shaft fractures...

..The SJR excludes self-citations in its calculation and therefore enhances the underestimation in ranking of specialized journals...

..This article introduces practicing urologists to the critical appraisal of systematic reviews and meta-analyses to guide their evidence-based clinical practice...