Comment on Jang N et al.: Operative versus nonoperative treatment for acute Achilles tendon rupture: A meta-analysis based on current evidence

摘要

In International Orthopaedics, Nan Jiang and his colleagues conduct a meta-analysis of operative versus nonoperative treatment for acute Achilles tendon rupture (AATR), who do very well [1]. However, the meta-analysis has brought a few questions to our minds that we would like to note to the authors:1. Six electronic databases (Medline, Embase, Clinical Ovid, BIOSIS and Cochrane registry of controlled clinical trials) were systematically searched by the authors. However, the authors had not focused specifically or in any detail on the issue of the completeness of the search strategy report for databases. Search strategy report plays an important role in systematic reviews.