Research ArticleArticle
Updated Method Guidelines for Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group Systematic Reviews and Metaanalyses
Elizabeth A.T. Ghogomu, Lara J. Maxwell, Rachelle Buchbinder, Tamara Rader, Jordi Pardo Pardo, Renea V. Johnston, Robin D.K. Christensen, Anne W.S. Rutjes, Tania M. Winzenberg, Jasvinder A. Singh, Gustavo Zanoli, George A. Wells and Peter Tugwell
The Journal of Rheumatology December 2013, jrheum.121306; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.121306
Elizabeth A.T. Ghogomu
From the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group (CMSG), Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Supported through a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. E.A.T. Ghogomu, MD, MSc, Assistant Managing Editor; L.J. Maxwell, MSc, Managing Editor, CMSG, University of Ottawa; R. Buchbinder, MBBS (Hons), MSc, PhD, FRACP, Director, Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Malvern VIC, Australia, and Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, and Joint Coordinating Editor, CMSG; T. Rader, MLIS, Knowledge Translation Specialist, CMSG, University of Ottawa; J. Pardo Pardo, BA, Research Coordinator, Centre for Global Health, University of Ottawa; R.V. Johnston, PhD, Managing Editor, CMSG, Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Monash University; R.D.K. Christensen, BSc, MSc, PhD, Senior Biostatistician, Head of Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark; A.W.S. Rutjes, PhD, senior research fellow, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; T.M. Winzenberg, MBBS, PhD, FRACGP, MMedSc(ClinEpi), Senior Research Fellow–General Practice at Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia; J.A. Singh, MBBS, MPH, Birmingham VA Medical Center, Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA; G. Zanoli, MD, PhD, Casa di Cura SM Maddalena, University of Ferrara Occhiobello, Ferrara, Italy; G.A. Wells, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa; P. Tugwell, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FCAHS, Canada Research Chair, Professor of Medicine, and Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine; Principal Scientist, Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Department of Medicine, Ottawa Hospital, Senior Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Joint Coordinating Editor, CMSG. Address correspondence to Dr. E.A.T. Ghogomu, 1 Stewart St., Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada. E-mail: cmsg@uottawa.ca. Accepted for publication August 7, 2013.
Lara J. Maxwell
From the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group (CMSG), Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Supported through a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. E.A.T. Ghogomu, MD, MSc, Assistant Managing Editor; L.J. Maxwell, MSc, Managing Editor, CMSG, University of Ottawa; R. Buchbinder, MBBS (Hons), MSc, PhD, FRACP, Director, Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Malvern VIC, Australia, and Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, and Joint Coordinating Editor, CMSG; T. Rader, MLIS, Knowledge Translation Specialist, CMSG, University of Ottawa; J. Pardo Pardo, BA, Research Coordinator, Centre for Global Health, University of Ottawa; R.V. Johnston, PhD, Managing Editor, CMSG, Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Monash University; R.D.K. Christensen, BSc, MSc, PhD, Senior Biostatistician, Head of Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark; A.W.S. Rutjes, PhD, senior research fellow, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; T.M. Winzenberg, MBBS, PhD, FRACGP, MMedSc(ClinEpi), Senior Research Fellow–General Practice at Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia; J.A. Singh, MBBS, MPH, Birmingham VA Medical Center, Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA; G. Zanoli, MD, PhD, Casa di Cura SM Maddalena, University of Ferrara Occhiobello, Ferrara, Italy; G.A. Wells, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa; P. Tugwell, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FCAHS, Canada Research Chair, Professor of Medicine, and Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine; Principal Scientist, Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Department of Medicine, Ottawa Hospital, Senior Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Joint Coordinating Editor, CMSG. Address correspondence to Dr. E.A.T. Ghogomu, 1 Stewart St., Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada. E-mail: cmsg@uottawa.ca. Accepted for publication August 7, 2013.
Rachelle Buchbinder
From the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group (CMSG), Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Supported through a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. E.A.T. Ghogomu, MD, MSc, Assistant Managing Editor; L.J. Maxwell, MSc, Managing Editor, CMSG, University of Ottawa; R. Buchbinder, MBBS (Hons), MSc, PhD, FRACP, Director, Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Malvern VIC, Australia, and Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, and Joint Coordinating Editor, CMSG; T. Rader, MLIS, Knowledge Translation Specialist, CMSG, University of Ottawa; J. Pardo Pardo, BA, Research Coordinator, Centre for Global Health, University of Ottawa; R.V. Johnston, PhD, Managing Editor, CMSG, Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Monash University; R.D.K. Christensen, BSc, MSc, PhD, Senior Biostatistician, Head of Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark; A.W.S. Rutjes, PhD, senior research fellow, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; T.M. Winzenberg, MBBS, PhD, FRACGP, MMedSc(ClinEpi), Senior Research Fellow–General Practice at Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia; J.A. Singh, MBBS, MPH, Birmingham VA Medical Center, Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA; G. Zanoli, MD, PhD, Casa di Cura SM Maddalena, University of Ferrara Occhiobello, Ferrara, Italy; G.A. Wells, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa; P. Tugwell, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FCAHS, Canada Research Chair, Professor of Medicine, and Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine; Principal Scientist, Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Department of Medicine, Ottawa Hospital, Senior Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Joint Coordinating Editor, CMSG. Address correspondence to Dr. E.A.T. Ghogomu, 1 Stewart St., Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada. E-mail: cmsg@uottawa.ca. Accepted for publication August 7, 2013.
Tamara Rader
From the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group (CMSG), Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Supported through a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. E.A.T. Ghogomu, MD, MSc, Assistant Managing Editor; L.J. Maxwell, MSc, Managing Editor, CMSG, University of Ottawa; R. Buchbinder, MBBS (Hons), MSc, PhD, FRACP, Director, Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Malvern VIC, Australia, and Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, and Joint Coordinating Editor, CMSG; T. Rader, MLIS, Knowledge Translation Specialist, CMSG, University of Ottawa; J. Pardo Pardo, BA, Research Coordinator, Centre for Global Health, University of Ottawa; R.V. Johnston, PhD, Managing Editor, CMSG, Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Monash University; R.D.K. Christensen, BSc, MSc, PhD, Senior Biostatistician, Head of Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark; A.W.S. Rutjes, PhD, senior research fellow, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; T.M. Winzenberg, MBBS, PhD, FRACGP, MMedSc(ClinEpi), Senior Research Fellow–General Practice at Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia; J.A. Singh, MBBS, MPH, Birmingham VA Medical Center, Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA; G. Zanoli, MD, PhD, Casa di Cura SM Maddalena, University of Ferrara Occhiobello, Ferrara, Italy; G.A. Wells, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa; P. Tugwell, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FCAHS, Canada Research Chair, Professor of Medicine, and Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine; Principal Scientist, Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Department of Medicine, Ottawa Hospital, Senior Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Joint Coordinating Editor, CMSG. Address correspondence to Dr. E.A.T. Ghogomu, 1 Stewart St., Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada. E-mail: cmsg@uottawa.ca. Accepted for publication August 7, 2013.
Jordi Pardo Pardo
From the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group (CMSG), Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Supported through a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. E.A.T. Ghogomu, MD, MSc, Assistant Managing Editor; L.J. Maxwell, MSc, Managing Editor, CMSG, University of Ottawa; R. Buchbinder, MBBS (Hons), MSc, PhD, FRACP, Director, Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Malvern VIC, Australia, and Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, and Joint Coordinating Editor, CMSG; T. Rader, MLIS, Knowledge Translation Specialist, CMSG, University of Ottawa; J. Pardo Pardo, BA, Research Coordinator, Centre for Global Health, University of Ottawa; R.V. Johnston, PhD, Managing Editor, CMSG, Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Monash University; R.D.K. Christensen, BSc, MSc, PhD, Senior Biostatistician, Head of Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark; A.W.S. Rutjes, PhD, senior research fellow, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; T.M. Winzenberg, MBBS, PhD, FRACGP, MMedSc(ClinEpi), Senior Research Fellow–General Practice at Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia; J.A. Singh, MBBS, MPH, Birmingham VA Medical Center, Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA; G. Zanoli, MD, PhD, Casa di Cura SM Maddalena, University of Ferrara Occhiobello, Ferrara, Italy; G.A. Wells, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa; P. Tugwell, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FCAHS, Canada Research Chair, Professor of Medicine, and Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine; Principal Scientist, Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Department of Medicine, Ottawa Hospital, Senior Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Joint Coordinating Editor, CMSG. Address correspondence to Dr. E.A.T. Ghogomu, 1 Stewart St., Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada. E-mail: cmsg@uottawa.ca. Accepted for publication August 7, 2013.
Renea V. Johnston
From the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group (CMSG), Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Supported through a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. E.A.T. Ghogomu, MD, MSc, Assistant Managing Editor; L.J. Maxwell, MSc, Managing Editor, CMSG, University of Ottawa; R. Buchbinder, MBBS (Hons), MSc, PhD, FRACP, Director, Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Malvern VIC, Australia, and Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, and Joint Coordinating Editor, CMSG; T. Rader, MLIS, Knowledge Translation Specialist, CMSG, University of Ottawa; J. Pardo Pardo, BA, Research Coordinator, Centre for Global Health, University of Ottawa; R.V. Johnston, PhD, Managing Editor, CMSG, Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Monash University; R.D.K. Christensen, BSc, MSc, PhD, Senior Biostatistician, Head of Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark; A.W.S. Rutjes, PhD, senior research fellow, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; T.M. Winzenberg, MBBS, PhD, FRACGP, MMedSc(ClinEpi), Senior Research Fellow–General Practice at Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia; J.A. Singh, MBBS, MPH, Birmingham VA Medical Center, Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA; G. Zanoli, MD, PhD, Casa di Cura SM Maddalena, University of Ferrara Occhiobello, Ferrara, Italy; G.A. Wells, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa; P. Tugwell, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FCAHS, Canada Research Chair, Professor of Medicine, and Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine; Principal Scientist, Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Department of Medicine, Ottawa Hospital, Senior Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Joint Coordinating Editor, CMSG. Address correspondence to Dr. E.A.T. Ghogomu, 1 Stewart St., Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada. E-mail: cmsg@uottawa.ca. Accepted for publication August 7, 2013.
Robin D.K. Christensen
From the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group (CMSG), Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Supported through a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. E.A.T. Ghogomu, MD, MSc, Assistant Managing Editor; L.J. Maxwell, MSc, Managing Editor, CMSG, University of Ottawa; R. Buchbinder, MBBS (Hons), MSc, PhD, FRACP, Director, Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Malvern VIC, Australia, and Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, and Joint Coordinating Editor, CMSG; T. Rader, MLIS, Knowledge Translation Specialist, CMSG, University of Ottawa; J. Pardo Pardo, BA, Research Coordinator, Centre for Global Health, University of Ottawa; R.V. Johnston, PhD, Managing Editor, CMSG, Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Monash University; R.D.K. Christensen, BSc, MSc, PhD, Senior Biostatistician, Head of Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark; A.W.S. Rutjes, PhD, senior research fellow, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; T.M. Winzenberg, MBBS, PhD, FRACGP, MMedSc(ClinEpi), Senior Research Fellow–General Practice at Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia; J.A. Singh, MBBS, MPH, Birmingham VA Medical Center, Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA; G. Zanoli, MD, PhD, Casa di Cura SM Maddalena, University of Ferrara Occhiobello, Ferrara, Italy; G.A. Wells, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa; P. Tugwell, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FCAHS, Canada Research Chair, Professor of Medicine, and Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine; Principal Scientist, Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Department of Medicine, Ottawa Hospital, Senior Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Joint Coordinating Editor, CMSG. Address correspondence to Dr. E.A.T. Ghogomu, 1 Stewart St., Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada. E-mail: cmsg@uottawa.ca. Accepted for publication August 7, 2013.
Anne W.S. Rutjes
From the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group (CMSG), Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Supported through a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. E.A.T. Ghogomu, MD, MSc, Assistant Managing Editor; L.J. Maxwell, MSc, Managing Editor, CMSG, University of Ottawa; R. Buchbinder, MBBS (Hons), MSc, PhD, FRACP, Director, Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Malvern VIC, Australia, and Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, and Joint Coordinating Editor, CMSG; T. Rader, MLIS, Knowledge Translation Specialist, CMSG, University of Ottawa; J. Pardo Pardo, BA, Research Coordinator, Centre for Global Health, University of Ottawa; R.V. Johnston, PhD, Managing Editor, CMSG, Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Monash University; R.D.K. Christensen, BSc, MSc, PhD, Senior Biostatistician, Head of Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark; A.W.S. Rutjes, PhD, senior research fellow, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; T.M. Winzenberg, MBBS, PhD, FRACGP, MMedSc(ClinEpi), Senior Research Fellow–General Practice at Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia; J.A. Singh, MBBS, MPH, Birmingham VA Medical Center, Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA; G. Zanoli, MD, PhD, Casa di Cura SM Maddalena, University of Ferrara Occhiobello, Ferrara, Italy; G.A. Wells, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa; P. Tugwell, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FCAHS, Canada Research Chair, Professor of Medicine, and Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine; Principal Scientist, Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Department of Medicine, Ottawa Hospital, Senior Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Joint Coordinating Editor, CMSG. Address correspondence to Dr. E.A.T. Ghogomu, 1 Stewart St., Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada. E-mail: cmsg@uottawa.ca. Accepted for publication August 7, 2013.
Tania M. Winzenberg
From the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group (CMSG), Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Supported through a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. E.A.T. Ghogomu, MD, MSc, Assistant Managing Editor; L.J. Maxwell, MSc, Managing Editor, CMSG, University of Ottawa; R. Buchbinder, MBBS (Hons), MSc, PhD, FRACP, Director, Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Malvern VIC, Australia, and Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, and Joint Coordinating Editor, CMSG; T. Rader, MLIS, Knowledge Translation Specialist, CMSG, University of Ottawa; J. Pardo Pardo, BA, Research Coordinator, Centre for Global Health, University of Ottawa; R.V. Johnston, PhD, Managing Editor, CMSG, Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Monash University; R.D.K. Christensen, BSc, MSc, PhD, Senior Biostatistician, Head of Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark; A.W.S. Rutjes, PhD, senior research fellow, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; T.M. Winzenberg, MBBS, PhD, FRACGP, MMedSc(ClinEpi), Senior Research Fellow–General Practice at Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia; J.A. Singh, MBBS, MPH, Birmingham VA Medical Center, Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA; G. Zanoli, MD, PhD, Casa di Cura SM Maddalena, University of Ferrara Occhiobello, Ferrara, Italy; G.A. Wells, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa; P. Tugwell, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FCAHS, Canada Research Chair, Professor of Medicine, and Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine; Principal Scientist, Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Department of Medicine, Ottawa Hospital, Senior Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Joint Coordinating Editor, CMSG. Address correspondence to Dr. E.A.T. Ghogomu, 1 Stewart St., Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada. E-mail: cmsg@uottawa.ca. Accepted for publication August 7, 2013.
Jasvinder A. Singh
From the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group (CMSG), Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Supported through a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. E.A.T. Ghogomu, MD, MSc, Assistant Managing Editor; L.J. Maxwell, MSc, Managing Editor, CMSG, University of Ottawa; R. Buchbinder, MBBS (Hons), MSc, PhD, FRACP, Director, Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Malvern VIC, Australia, and Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, and Joint Coordinating Editor, CMSG; T. Rader, MLIS, Knowledge Translation Specialist, CMSG, University of Ottawa; J. Pardo Pardo, BA, Research Coordinator, Centre for Global Health, University of Ottawa; R.V. Johnston, PhD, Managing Editor, CMSG, Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Monash University; R.D.K. Christensen, BSc, MSc, PhD, Senior Biostatistician, Head of Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark; A.W.S. Rutjes, PhD, senior research fellow, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; T.M. Winzenberg, MBBS, PhD, FRACGP, MMedSc(ClinEpi), Senior Research Fellow–General Practice at Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia; J.A. Singh, MBBS, MPH, Birmingham VA Medical Center, Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA; G. Zanoli, MD, PhD, Casa di Cura SM Maddalena, University of Ferrara Occhiobello, Ferrara, Italy; G.A. Wells, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa; P. Tugwell, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FCAHS, Canada Research Chair, Professor of Medicine, and Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine; Principal Scientist, Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Department of Medicine, Ottawa Hospital, Senior Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Joint Coordinating Editor, CMSG. Address correspondence to Dr. E.A.T. Ghogomu, 1 Stewart St., Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada. E-mail: cmsg@uottawa.ca. Accepted for publication August 7, 2013.
Gustavo Zanoli
From the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group (CMSG), Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Supported through a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. E.A.T. Ghogomu, MD, MSc, Assistant Managing Editor; L.J. Maxwell, MSc, Managing Editor, CMSG, University of Ottawa; R. Buchbinder, MBBS (Hons), MSc, PhD, FRACP, Director, Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Malvern VIC, Australia, and Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, and Joint Coordinating Editor, CMSG; T. Rader, MLIS, Knowledge Translation Specialist, CMSG, University of Ottawa; J. Pardo Pardo, BA, Research Coordinator, Centre for Global Health, University of Ottawa; R.V. Johnston, PhD, Managing Editor, CMSG, Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Monash University; R.D.K. Christensen, BSc, MSc, PhD, Senior Biostatistician, Head of Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark; A.W.S. Rutjes, PhD, senior research fellow, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; T.M. Winzenberg, MBBS, PhD, FRACGP, MMedSc(ClinEpi), Senior Research Fellow–General Practice at Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia; J.A. Singh, MBBS, MPH, Birmingham VA Medical Center, Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA; G. Zanoli, MD, PhD, Casa di Cura SM Maddalena, University of Ferrara Occhiobello, Ferrara, Italy; G.A. Wells, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa; P. Tugwell, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FCAHS, Canada Research Chair, Professor of Medicine, and Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine; Principal Scientist, Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Department of Medicine, Ottawa Hospital, Senior Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Joint Coordinating Editor, CMSG. Address correspondence to Dr. E.A.T. Ghogomu, 1 Stewart St., Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada. E-mail: cmsg@uottawa.ca. Accepted for publication August 7, 2013.
George A. Wells
From the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group (CMSG), Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Supported through a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. E.A.T. Ghogomu, MD, MSc, Assistant Managing Editor; L.J. Maxwell, MSc, Managing Editor, CMSG, University of Ottawa; R. Buchbinder, MBBS (Hons), MSc, PhD, FRACP, Director, Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Malvern VIC, Australia, and Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, and Joint Coordinating Editor, CMSG; T. Rader, MLIS, Knowledge Translation Specialist, CMSG, University of Ottawa; J. Pardo Pardo, BA, Research Coordinator, Centre for Global Health, University of Ottawa; R.V. Johnston, PhD, Managing Editor, CMSG, Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Monash University; R.D.K. Christensen, BSc, MSc, PhD, Senior Biostatistician, Head of Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark; A.W.S. Rutjes, PhD, senior research fellow, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; T.M. Winzenberg, MBBS, PhD, FRACGP, MMedSc(ClinEpi), Senior Research Fellow–General Practice at Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia; J.A. Singh, MBBS, MPH, Birmingham VA Medical Center, Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA; G. Zanoli, MD, PhD, Casa di Cura SM Maddalena, University of Ferrara Occhiobello, Ferrara, Italy; G.A. Wells, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa; P. Tugwell, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FCAHS, Canada Research Chair, Professor of Medicine, and Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine; Principal Scientist, Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Department of Medicine, Ottawa Hospital, Senior Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Joint Coordinating Editor, CMSG. Address correspondence to Dr. E.A.T. Ghogomu, 1 Stewart St., Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada. E-mail: cmsg@uottawa.ca. Accepted for publication August 7, 2013.
Peter Tugwell
From the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group (CMSG), Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Supported through a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. E.A.T. Ghogomu, MD, MSc, Assistant Managing Editor; L.J. Maxwell, MSc, Managing Editor, CMSG, University of Ottawa; R. Buchbinder, MBBS (Hons), MSc, PhD, FRACP, Director, Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Malvern VIC, Australia, and Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, and Joint Coordinating Editor, CMSG; T. Rader, MLIS, Knowledge Translation Specialist, CMSG, University of Ottawa; J. Pardo Pardo, BA, Research Coordinator, Centre for Global Health, University of Ottawa; R.V. Johnston, PhD, Managing Editor, CMSG, Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Monash University; R.D.K. Christensen, BSc, MSc, PhD, Senior Biostatistician, Head of Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark; A.W.S. Rutjes, PhD, senior research fellow, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; T.M. Winzenberg, MBBS, PhD, FRACGP, MMedSc(ClinEpi), Senior Research Fellow–General Practice at Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia; J.A. Singh, MBBS, MPH, Birmingham VA Medical Center, Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA; G. Zanoli, MD, PhD, Casa di Cura SM Maddalena, University of Ferrara Occhiobello, Ferrara, Italy; G.A. Wells, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa; P. Tugwell, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FCAHS, Canada Research Chair, Professor of Medicine, and Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine; Principal Scientist, Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Department of Medicine, Ottawa Hospital, Senior Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Joint Coordinating Editor, CMSG. Address correspondence to Dr. E.A.T. Ghogomu, 1 Stewart St., Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada. E-mail: cmsg@uottawa.ca. Accepted for publication August 7, 2013.
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Updated Method Guidelines for Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group Systematic Reviews and Metaanalyses
Elizabeth A.T. Ghogomu, Lara J. Maxwell, Rachelle Buchbinder, Tamara Rader, Jordi Pardo Pardo, Renea V. Johnston, Robin D.K. Christensen, Anne W.S. Rutjes, Tania M. Winzenberg, Jasvinder A. Singh, Gustavo Zanoli, George A. Wells, Peter Tugwell
The Journal of Rheumatology Dec 2013, jrheum.121306; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.121306
Updated Method Guidelines for Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group Systematic Reviews and Metaanalyses
Elizabeth A.T. Ghogomu, Lara J. Maxwell, Rachelle Buchbinder, Tamara Rader, Jordi Pardo Pardo, Renea V. Johnston, Robin D.K. Christensen, Anne W.S. Rutjes, Tania M. Winzenberg, Jasvinder A. Singh, Gustavo Zanoli, George A. Wells, Peter Tugwell
The Journal of Rheumatology Dec 2013, jrheum.121306; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.121306