title: How to interpret a meta-analysis and judge its value as a guide for clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopedic Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zlowodzki
authors.forename: Rudolf W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Poolman
authors.forename: Gino M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Kerkhoffs
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tornetta
authors.forename: Mohit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhandari
mesh_terms: D015982:Bias; D035843:Biomedical Research; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D009985:Orthopedics; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D017594:Publication Bias; D015203:Reproducibility of Results