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Characteristics Of Clinical Shoulder Research Over The Last Decade: A Review Of Shoulder Articles In The Journal Of Bone & Joint Surgery From 2004 To 2014, Gary M. Gartsman, Brent J. Morris, R. Zackary Unger, Mitzi S. Laughlin, Hussein A. Elkousy, T. Bradley Edwards
Characteristics Of Clinical Shoulder Research Over The Last Decade: A Review Of Shoulder Articles In The Journal Of Bone & Joint Surgery From 2004 To 2014, Gary M. Gartsman, Brent J. Morris, R. Zackary Unger, Mitzi S. Laughlin, Hussein A. Elkousy, T. Bradley Edwards
Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Faculty Publications
Background: The purpose of this study was to determine characteristics and trends in published shoulder research over the last decade in a leading orthopaedic journal.
Methods: We examined all clinical shoulder articles published in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery from 2004 to 2014. The number of citations, authorship, academic degrees of the authors, country and institution of origin, topic, level of evidence, positive or nonpositive outcome, and inclusion of validated patient-reported outcome measures were assessed for each article.
Results: Shoulder articles that included an author with an advanced research degree (MD [Doctor of Medicine] with a PhD …