A not-so-systematic review--the authors respond

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. and the Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
² Division of Orthopaedics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
³ Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
⁴ Department of Anesthesia, Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
⁵ Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.

Comment

Shanil Ebrahim et al. Can J Surg. 2014 Oct.

. 2014 Oct;57(5):E152-3.

doi: 10.1503/cjs.011014.

¹ Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. and the Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
² Division of Orthopaedics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
³ Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
⁴ Department of Anesthesia, Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
⁵ Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.

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Low-intensity pulsed ultrasonography versus electrical stimulation for fracture healing: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Ebrahim S, Mollon B, Bance S, Busse JW, Bhandari M. Ebrahim S, et al. Can J Surg. 2014 Jun;57(3):E105-18. doi: 10.1503/cjs.010113. Can J Surg. 2014. PMID: 24869616 Free PMC article.
A not-so-systematic review.
Heeckt P, Goost H, Lin SS, McKinley TO, Mehta S, Mikuni-Takagaki Y. Heeckt P, et al. Can J Surg. 2014 Oct;57(5):E150-1. doi: 10.1503/cjs.009514. Can J Surg. 2014. PMID: 25265119 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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