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11394602

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-6-7
pubmed:abstractText
Achilles tendinopathy is often treated surgically after failure of nonoperative management, but results are not uniformly excellent. We critically assessed the methods of 26 studies that reported surgical outcomes of patients with this condition. Using 10 previously published criteria, and blinded to study outcomes, we derived a "methodology score" (0 to 100) for each study. This score was highly reproducible (r = 0.99, P < 0.01). Scores were generally low concerning the type of study, subject selection process, and outcome measures, which indicates methods deficiency in the way the study was designed, performed, and analyzed. We found a negative correlation between reported success rate and overall methods scores (r = -0.53, P < 0.01), and a positive correlation between year of publication and overall methods score (r = 0.70, P < 0.01). Study methods may influence reported surgical outcome, and we suggest guidelines for improving study design in this area of clinical research. We acknowledge that study methods have improved over the course of the past 20 years.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0363-5465
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
315-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Outcome of surgery for chronic Achilles tendinopathy. A critical review.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Aberdeen Medical School, Scotland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review