Robotic-assisted versus standard unicompartmental knee arthroplasty —evaluation of manuscript conflict of interests, funding, scientific quality and bibliometrics

ConclusionManuscripts in which UKA was performed with the assistance of a robot were more likely to be industry funded or be written by authors with financial conflicts of interest and published in less prestigious journals. There were no differences in scientific quality or influence between the two groups. Readers analyzing published data should be aware of the potential conflicts of interests in order to more accurately interpret manuscripts data and conclusions.

Source: International Orthopaedics - October 5, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research