A pilot
Orthopaedic Evidence is a pilot. It starts with foot and ankle surgery, covering four elective and four trauma conditions. Shoulder, elbow, hand and wrist, hip, knee, spine and paediatric orthopaedics will follow. During the pilot, content and layout will change in response to feedback. Please tell us what works and what does not.
Who it is for
The site is written for surgeons, trainees, physiotherapists and other clinicians who want a quick, honest summary of where the evidence stands for each treatment option. It is not written as patient advice.
How summaries are made
Search
Saved PubMed searches run every week for each condition and treatment option.
Screen
New papers are screened for relevance and study design. Trials, systematic reviews and large registry studies are prioritised.
Summarise
Draft summaries are written with AI assistance from abstracts and full text, with every figure linked to its source.
Review
A clinician checks each summary against the papers before it is published. Each summary shows its review date and version.
Certainty of evidence
Each summary carries a certainty rating (high, moderate, low or very low), based on GRADE principles: study design, risk of bias, consistency, precision and directness. A low rating means further research could well change the conclusion.
Editor
Mr Oruaro Adebayo Onibere, FRCS (Tr&Orth), Senior Clinical Fellow in Foot and Ankle Surgery.
Limitations
Summaries simplify. They cannot capture every subgroup, technique or implant, and they may lag behind papers published since the last review. Always read the original papers before changing practice.
Contact
Use the feedback page or email feedback@orthopaedicevidence.com.