The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2006;88:451.
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Grades of Recommendation

Krishna Reddi Boddu Siva Rama, MS, MRCS1

1 Orthopaedic Biomechanics
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Imperial College, Room 636
South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ
United Kingdom
r.rama@imperial.ac.uk

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To The Editor:

The recent introduction of "Grades of Recommendation" (2005;87:1909-10) for review articles by The Journal is greatly appreciated. Such a simple classification will be very useful for a busy orthopaedic surgeon in obtaining guidance about treatment recommendations. Moreover, such a grading standardizes the conclusions of the authors of review articles.

However, the proposed grading system is merely an extrapolation of the "Levels of Evidence" . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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