The State of Podiatric Science, An Issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

1st Edition, Volume 41-2 - February 22, 2024
Editor: Andrew Meyr
Language: English
Hardback ISBN:
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In this issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, guest editor Dr. Andrew Meyr brings his considerable expertise to the topic of The State of Podiatric Science. Top experts discuss practical biostatistics for surgeons, incorporating research into a busy practice, unique challenges in diabetic foot science, working with industry, effective manuscript preparation and submission, and more.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Forthcoming Issues
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
A Study Never Proves Anything: Contemporary Interpretation of the Levels of Clinical Evidence and Statistical Significance
Key points
Introduction
Levels of clinical evidence
Level 5 evidence
Level 4 evidence
Level 3 evidence
Level 2 evidence
Level 1 evidence
Disclosure
Basic Statistics, Statistical Design, and Critical Analysis of Statistics for Surgeons
Key points
Introduction
Descriptive statistics
Summary
Disclosure
Incorporating Research into a Busy Clinical Practice: A Practical Approach
Key points
Introduction
Planning: Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance
How to Effectively Collect Data During Patient Care Visits
Data Entry
Publication
Pearls of Wisdom
Clinics care points
Navigating Institutional Review Boards
Key points
Introduction
Local institutional review boards
Central institutional review boards
Getting and maintaining institutional review boards
Clinics care points and pearls
Financial disclosure
Grants and Funding in Podiatric Science
Key points
Introduction
Discussion
Common pitfalls
Clinics care points
Disclosure
A New Paradigm in Foot and Ankle Outcomes?: Away From Radiographs and Toward Patient-Centered Outcomes
Key points
Introduction
Types of outcome measures commonly used in foot and ankle research
Clinician-based versus PROs
Radiographic measurements
Other commonly used measures in foot and ankle surgery
Patient-reported outcome measures
Association between provider-based and patient-centered outcome measures
Summary
Clinics care points
Points of interest
Disclosure
Effective Case Reports and Small Case Series
Key points
Introduction
Research triangle
What conclusions can be drawn for case reports? What conclusions extrapolate too much?
Clinics care points
Critical Analysis of Retrospective Study Designs: Cohort and Case Series
Key points
Introduction
Retrospective design overview
Case series versus cohort
Interpreting research
Designing a study
Prospective Surgical Cohort Analysis
Key points
Introduction
Selecting and critiquing an article is a 3-step process
Step 1: applicability/generalizability of the study’s findings
Step 2: what are the results?
Step 3: validity
Disclosure
Narrative Review to Meta-Analysis: A Cookbook Approach to Evidence Synthesis in Surgical Research
Key points
Differences in narrative review, scoping review, systematic review, and meta-analysis
A brief primer on the conduct of systematic reviews and meta-analysis
Developing a research question
Inclusion and exclusion (selection) criteria
Performing a literature search
Developing search terms
Eliminating duplicates
Data extraction overview
Heterogeneity
Interpretation of results
Drawing conclusions
Effective extrapolation
Reporting guidelines and assessment tools
Summary
A Primer on Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Key points
Introduction
Background
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosure
Unique Challenges in Diabetic Foot Science
Key points
Introduction
Obstacles within the literature
Outcomes in the diabetic foot literature
Summary
Clinics care points
Special Considerations in Podiatric Science: Translational Research, Cadavers, Gait Analysis, Dermatology, and Databases
Key points
Key/essential headings
Disclosure
Working with Industry
Key points
Introduction
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosure
Effective Manuscript Preparation and Submission
Key points
Title page
Level of clinical evidence
Key words
Disclosures
Text of the report
Results
Discussion
References
Electronic add-ons
The Peer Review System: A Journal Editor’s 30-Year Perspective
Key points
Introduction
Summary
Disclosure
Teaching Science to the Next Generation
Key points
Introduction
Discussion
Disclosure