Sex-Specific Analysis at Two Time Points in Three High-Impact Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Journals.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To determine how well the orthopaedic sports medicine literature reported sex-specific analysis (SSA) in 2011 and 2016.

Methods

The 3 highest-impact orthopaedic sports medicine subspecialty journals (American Journal of Sports Medicine; Arthroscopy; and Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy) were selected for review. Two independent investigators reviewed all journal issues published during 2 different calendar years (2011 and 2016). All randomized controlled, prospective and retrospective group, and case-control studies were included. Studies were stratified into those that involved SSA, where sex was a variable in a multifactorial statistical model, and those that only reported sex as a demographic characteristic or used sex-mat

SUBMITTER: Gianakos AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7283966 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature