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Prosser, I., Maguire, S., Harrison, S. K., Mann, M., Sibert, J. R., Kemp, A. M., & Welsh Child Protection Systematic Review Group. (2005). How old is this fracture?

Radiologic dating of fractures in children: A systematic review. American Journal of Roentgenology, 184:1282-1286. doi: 10.2214/ajr.184.4.01841282

PART 1 (25 points)

Style What citation style is used in this article? How did you determine this?

Title Is the title clear to understand? What are the population and the variable(s)? Suggest an alternative title for this article. Researcher Qualifications

Are you able to determine the researchers’ educational and research qualifications to conduct the study? Was any funding obtained for this study? In which part of the article would you expect to find this information?

PART 2 (25 points)

Abstract

Is the length appropriate? What elements of the study are contained in the abstract (Purpose, Methods, Major Findings, etc.)

Introduction

Does the Introduction present pertinent information about the study problem? Use the Introduction to justify the significance of the research.

Is appropriate background information presented? Suggest something that the authors omitted from the Introduction that you would have included.

How many literature sources were used in the Introduction? Are they primary sources, are they recent enough, and are they pertinent to the study?

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Purpose

Which section of article contains the research purpose? Is the purpose of this research clear? Use PICO to develop a research question.

PART 3 (25 points)

Methodology Describe the setting for this research. When was it conducted? List the methodologic steps of this systematic review. Describe the systematic review inclusion and exclusion criteria. Do you feel like the Materials and Methods section of this article provides sufficient and detailed enough information that you would be able to replicate this research? Explain.

Data/Results

How many articles were identified during the literature search? How many articles were included in the review? At what stage in the review process were most articles excluded? The authors of the systemic review state that it is impossible to tell whether the three included articles are in agreement about the timing of the phases of bone healing. Why? The radiographic features of bone healing appear to overlap in time. However, researchers agree about the start of two of the phases of healing – hard callus formation and early remodeling – 8 weeks. How does this compare to the data extracted from the three articles in this review?

PART 4 (25 points)

Discussion and Conclusion Why is a radiographic skeletal survey preferred over a nuclear medicine whole body bone scan for dating fractures?

List 5 study limitations identified by the researchers?

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A Conclusion section was not included in this article. Instead, the final paragraph of the Discussion served as the conclusion. What is the purpose of a Conclusion and what information should be included? Implications & Generalizability

How generalizable are the results of this research?

Identify the clinical implications of this study. What parties would be interested in the results of this study?

Recommendations and Other Considerations Did the researchers make any recommendations for future work? Are there other recommendations that you think could have been made by the researchers?