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The Bone & Joint Journal
Vol. 99-B, Issue 1 | Pages 94 - 99
1 Jan 2017
Kim JM Zimmerman RM Jones CM Muhit AA Higgins JP Means Jr KR

Aims

Our purpose was to determine the quality of current randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in hand surgery using standardised metrics.

Materials and Methods

Based on five-year mean impact factors, we selected the six journals that routinely publish studies of upper extremity surgery. Using a journal-specific search query, 62 RCTs met our inclusion criteria. Then three blinded reviewers used the Jadad and revised Coleman Methodology Score (RCMS) to assess the quality of the manuscripts.