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Table 3 Characteristics of the Eligible Trials (N = 76 Trials)

From: The orthopaedic trauma literature: an evaluation of statistically significant findings in orthopaedic trauma randomized trials

Characteristics

No. of Studies (Percent)

JOT

JBJS-Am

JBJS-Br

CORR

Acta Orth. Scand

Journal of Trauma

Injury

Foot and Ankle Internat.

Journal Hand-Br.

1.

First Author:

          
 

   Surgeon:

73/76 (96.0%)

15/16

10/10

13/14

8/9

8/8

8/8

5/5

2/2

4/4

 

   Non-Surgeon:

3/76 (4%)

1/16

0/10

1/14

1/9

0/8

0/8

0/5

0/2

0/4

 

   Epidemiologist:

0 (0%)

0/16

0/10

0/14

0/9

0/8

0/8

0/5

0/2

0/4

2.

Epidemiology Affiliation:

          
 

   Yes:

16/76 (21.0%)

0/16

2/10

10/14

0/9

1/8

3/8

0/5

0/2

0/4

 

   No:

60/76 (78.9%)

16/16

8/10

4/14

9/9

7/8

5/8

5/5

2/2

4/4

3.

Geographical Location:

          
 

   North America:

24/76 (32%)

9/16

6/10

1/14

5/9

0/8

2/8

0/5

1/2

0/4

 

   Europe (includes England):

44/76 (58%)

7/16

4/10

10/14

4/9

8/8

2/8

4/5

1/2

4/4

 

   Australia or New Zealand:

1/76 (1.%)

0/16

0/10

1/14

0/9

0/8

0/8

0/5

0/2

0/4

 

   Asia:

6/76 (8%)

0/16

0/10

2/14

0/9

0/8

3/8

1/5

0/2

0/4

 

   Israel:

1/76 (1%)

0/16

0/10

0/14

0/9

0/8

1/8

0/5

0/2

0/4

4.

Category of Intervention:

          
 

   Fracture Treatment:

70/76 (92.1%)

16/16

9/10

12/14

8/9

7/8

7/8

5/5

2/2

4/4

 

   Other Treatment:

5/76 (6.6%)

0/16

1/10

1/14

1/9

1/8

1/8

0/5

0/2

0/4

 

   Vascular Treatment:

1/76 (1.3%)

0/16

0/10

1/14

0/9

0/8

0/8

0/5

0/2

0/4

5.

Region of Body:

          
 

   Upper Extremities:

16/76 (21.0%)

2/16

5/10

2/14

0/9

0/8

1/8

2/5

0/2

4/4

 

   Lower Extremity Long Bones:

23/76 (30.3%)

9/16

1/10

4/14

2/9

1/8

5/8

1/5

0/2

0/4

 

   Spine:

2/76 (2.6%)

0/16

1/10

0/14

1/9

0/8

0/8

0/5

0/2

0/4

 

   Hip:

28/76 (36.8%)

4/16

2/10

6/14

6/9

6/8

2/8

2/5

0/2

0/4

 

   Foot and Ankle

4/76 (5.3%)

0/16

1/10

0/14

0/9

1/8

0/8

0/5

2/2

0/4

 

   Knee:

2/76 (2.6%)

1/16

0/10

1/14

0/9

0/8

0/8

0/5

0/2

0/4

 

   Upper and Lower Extremity:

1/76 (1.3%)

0/16

0/10

1/14

0/9

0/8

0/8

0/5

0/2

0/4

6.

Single or Multicentred:

          
 

   Single:

63/76 (83%)

15/16

6/10

13/14

6/9

5/8

8/8

5/5

2/2

3/4

 

   Multicentred:

13/76 (17%)

1/16

4/10

1/14

3/9

3/8

0/8

0/5

0/2

1/4

7.

Funding:

          
 

   Yes:

17/76 (22%)

2/16

4/10

4/14

2/9

4/8

0/8

0/5

0/2

1/4

 

   No:

27/76 (36%)

10/16

4/10

10/14

1/9

0/8

0/8

1/5

0/2

1/4

 

   Unknown:

32/76 (42%)

4/16

2/10

0/14

6/9

4/8

8/8

4/5

2/2

2/4

  1. * JBJS = Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, JOT = Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma; CORR = Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
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