Where Do Arthroscopy Editors Stand on Systematic Reviews of the Literature?

Lubowitz, James H; Brand, Jefferson C; Rossi, Michael J · Arthroscopy · 2017

editorial · Level V

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Abstract

Systematic reviews seem overly prevalent and often inconclusive. Yet, well-performed reviews provide powerful answers to clinical questions, whereas the results of a single clinical trial may not be reliably reproducible. Thus, in balance, we rest highly in favor of rigorously performed synthetic studies that stand at the top of the evidence-based medicine hierarchy.

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