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SynthesisCartilage2021

Sofia Oliveira, Renato Andrade, Betina B Hinckel, Filipe Silva, João Espregueira-Mendes, Óscar Carvalho, Ana Leal

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Cartilage, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  7. Human Interleukin-1International journal of dentistry · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Sofia OliveiraCenter for Micro-ElectroMechanical Systems (CMEMS-UMINHO), University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-9617-5910
Renato AndradeClínica do Dragão, Espregueira-Mendes Sports Centre, FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Porto, Portugal.
Betina B HinckelDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA.
Filipe SilvaCenter for Micro-ElectroMechanical Systems (CMEMS-UMINHO), University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal.
João Espregueira-MendesClínica do Dragão, Espregueira-Mendes Sports Centre, FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-7429-4900
Óscar CarvalhoCenter for Micro-ElectroMechanical Systems (CMEMS-UMINHO), University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal.
Ana LealCenter for Micro-ElectroMechanical Systems (CMEMS-UMINHO), University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-2844-491X
University of Minho · PTBeaumont Hospital, Royal Oak · USEspregueira Mendes Clinic · PTUniversidade do Porto · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo analyze the effects of light therapy (LT) on cartilage repair for knee osteoarthritis (OA) treatment.

designThe PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were searched up to August 31, 2020 to identify

resultsThree

conclusionThe included studies presented different strategies and LT parameters. LT resulted in positive effects on cartilage repair and may be an adequate therapy for OA treatment.

Indexed as

Osteoarthritis, KneeAnimalsCartilageKnee JointPhototherapyRegenerationcartilagekneelaserlight therapyosteoarthritis

Identifiers

PMID33855869
PMCPMC8804850
OpenAlexW3153485853

What Socratic holds

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Registered trials

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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.