The AAOS 2019 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Rotator Cuff Injuries Are Unbiased and Incorporate a Diverse Body of Literature.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To analyze the scientific research that formed the basis of the 2019 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) clinical practice guidelines for the management of rotator cuff injuries.

Methods

All studies cited in the 2019 AAOS clinical practice guidelines for the management of rotator cuff injuries were extracted and categorized. Extracted data included type of study, number of patients, level of evidence, journal of publication, impact factor, year of publication, country of origin, contributing authors, affiliated institutions, and significant findings. Data were analyzed to determine time from publication to implementation, level of evidence, and frequency of cited journals and authors.

Results

The studies cited in the guideline included 15,130 patie

SUBMITTER: Lee J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9042740 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature