References

• 1999Improving the quality of reports of meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials: the QUOROM statement4,828 cited
• 2007Epidemiology and Reporting Characteristics of Systematic Reviews891 cited
• 2005LEVEL OF EVIDENCE IN ORTHOPAEDIC JOURNALS359 cited
• 2004Blinding was judged more difficult to achieve and maintain in nonpharmacologic than pharmacologic trials300 cited
• 2002THE QUALITY OF REPORTING OF RANDOMIZED TRIALS IN THE JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY FROM 1988 THROUGH 2000243 cited
• 2001Meta-Analyses in Orthopaedic Surgery190 cited
• 2006Standards of Reporting of Randomized Controlled Trials in General Surgery161 cited
• 2003Methodological Differences in Clinical Trials Evaluating Nonpharmacological and Pharmacological Treatments of Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis154 cited
• 2007The reporting quality of randomised controlled trials in surgery: A systematic review142 cited
• 2006The Reporting of Randomized Clinical Trials Using a Surgical Intervention Is in Need of Immediate Improvement140 cited
• 2007Quality of Prospective Controlled Randomized Trials121 cited
• 2006Systematic reviews: when is an update an update?110 cited
• 2006Does a "Level I Evidence" rating imply high quality of reporting in orthopaedic randomised controlled trials?99 cited
• 2007The Quality of Reporting of Orthopaedic Randomized Trials with Use of a Checklist for Nonpharmacological Therapies