Marsland Daniel, Mumith A, Taylor H P
Royal Bournemouth Hospital, United Kingdom.
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, United Kingdom.
Foot Ankle Surg. 2018 Dec;24(6):525-529. doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2017.07.001. Epub 2017 Jul 13.
Techniques in foot and ankle surgery have expanded rapidly in recent years, often presented at national society meetings. It is important that research is published to guide evidence based practice. Many abstracts however do not go on to full text publication.
A database was created of all abstracts presented at BOFAS meetings from 2009 to 2013. Computerised searches were performed using PubMed and Google search engines.
In total 341 papers were presented, with an overall publication rate of 31.7%. Of 251 clinical papers, 200 were case series (79.6%). Factors associated with publication success included basic science studies, papers related to arthroscopic surgery and research performed outside the UK.
A relatively low conversion rate from presentation to publication could be as a result of papers failing to pass the scrutiny of peer review, or that the work is never formally submitted for publication. The information from this study could be used to prioritise future research and promote higher quality research.
近年来足踝外科技术迅速发展，常在全国性学会会议上展示。发表研究以指导循证实践很重要。然而，许多摘要并未进一步发表为全文。
创建了一个包含2009年至2013年在英国足踝外科协会（BOFAS）会议上展示的所有摘要的数据库。使用PubMed和谷歌搜索引擎进行计算机检索。
共展示了341篇论文，总体发表率为31.7%。在251篇临床论文中，200篇为病例系列研究（79.6%）。与发表成功相关的因素包括基础科学研究、与关节镜手术相关的论文以及在英国以外进行的研究。
从展示到发表的转化率相对较低，可能是由于论文未能通过同行评审的审查，或者该研究从未正式提交发表。本研究的信息可用于确定未来研究的优先级并促进更高质量的研究。
