Journal article
Overlapping Systematic Reviews of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Comparing Hamstring Autograft with Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Autograft
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Systematic reviews published on the same topic during a similar period of time (i.e., overlapping reviews) on anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction complicate the choice between bone-patellar tendon-bone or hamstring tendon autograft. We aimed to evaluate reasons for differences among the overlapping systematic reviews and to assess the quality of reporting and internal validity.
METHODS: We performed a search of MEDLINE, the …
Authors
Poolman RW; Abouali JAK; Conter HJ; Bhandari M
Journal
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol. 89, No. 7, pp. 1542–1552
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
July 2007
DOI
10.2106/jbjs.f.01292
ISSN
0021-9355