In:
Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics B, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 31, No. 6 ( 2022-11), p. 560-564
Abstract:
As no prior study has examined the citations profile of key articles related to periacetabular osteotomy (PAO), our analysis utilized the Web of Science database to (1) identify the most-cited clinical studies relating to PAO in the management of acetabular dysplasia and (2) assess any trends over time with respect to the quality of literature. The top 100 highest-cited studies related to PAO had a mean of 49 citations (range, 6–666 per study). With respect to the level of evidence, most studies had level IV evidence (58%); 1% level I, 16% level II, 28% level III and 2% level V. Most studies were retrospective ( n = 86); there were 14 prospective studies (including one randomized study). The most common study designs were case series ( n = 58) and cohort ( n = 16), followed by matched-cohort ( n = 13) and case–control ( n = 6). The mean ± SD Newcastle-Ottawa Scale score was 6.48 ± 1.31. A total of 59 and 41 of the included articles were classified as high risk and high quality, respectively. No studies were classified as very high risk. As a whole, our analysis demonstrated that currently available PAO literature is still of low quality and of low level of evidence. While PAO has been well-documented as a durable procedure for addressing acetabular dysplasia, future research must focus on higher quality, randomized and prospective data to answer key clinical or technique-related topics.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1060-152X
DOI:
10.1097/BPB.0000000000000974
Language:
English
Publisher:
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Publication Date:
2022
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2071269-8
