title: Quality guidelines need evidence, not opinion: commentary on an article by Robert A. Pedowitz, MD, PhD, et al.: "American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Clinical Practice Guideline on optimizing the management of rotator cuff problems".
authors.affiliation: AAOS Council on Research and Quality.
authors.forename: James O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Jevsevar
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: Kristy L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Weber
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000601:surgery*