Impact of Level of Evidence on Citation of Orthopaedic Articles

CONCLUSIONS: Among clinical research articles published in leading orthopaedic journals, no notable association was found between level of evidence and future citations.CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Readers of the orthopaedic literature should understand that no association was found between level of evidence and future citations. Additional work is needed to better understand the effect level of evidence has on clinicians and researchers.PMID:33826545 | DOI:10.5435/JAAOS-D-20-00733
Source: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research