TY  - JOUR
T1  - Meta-Analyses in Joint Arthroplasty: A Review of Quantity, Quality, and Impact
AU  - Sharma, Rajrishi
AU  - Vannabouathong, Christopher
AU  - Bains, Simrit
AU  - Marshall, Amanda
AU  - MacDonald, Steven J.
AU  - Parvizi, Javad
AU  - Bhandari, Mohit
Y1  - 2011/12/21
N1  - 10.2106/JBJS.J.01289
JO  - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
SP  - 2304
EP  - 2309
VL  - 93
IS  - 24
N2  - 

      A meta-analysis is a comprehensive systematic review in which statistical analyses are used to combine the results of two or more homogeneous clinical trials1-4. In the paradigm of evidence-based orthopaedics, meta-analysis can be an invaluable tool to increase study power and improve precision when study results are combined appropriately5. Evidence from a meta-analysis, however, is highly dependent on the quality of the primary studies included and on the overall methodological rigor6. Meta-analyses have impacted clinical practice, paved the way for clinical practice guidelines and health policies, and guided subsequent research6,7.
    

SN  - 0021-9355
M3  - doi: 10.2106/JBJS.J.01289
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.J.01289
ER  -