Arthroscopy. 2024 Apr;40(4):1073-1074. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2023.11.002. Epub 2024 Jan 11.
Research standards require reliable data from which we can draw accurate conclusions. For short-term outcome studies, one measure recommended by journals is preferring at least 2 years' minimum follow-up. In some cases, this is important to avoid false conclusions because of follow-up too short to detect either failure or complete improvement. However, although intended to prevent an incomplete picture, this mandate may not always add clinical utility. Recent data suggest that for rotator cuff repair outcomes, 1-year follow-up is clinically sufficient, making the 2-year recommendation an inconvenient and unnecessary standard. The widely accepted 2-year benchmark may be arbitrary and promotes a one-size-fits all approach; the approach can be evidence-based refined.
研究标准要求数据可靠，以便我们能够得出准确的结论。对于短期结果研究，期刊建议至少进行 2 年的最低随访。在某些情况下，这一点很重要，因为随访时间过短可能会导致无法检测到失败或完全改善，从而得出错误的结论。然而，尽管这一规定旨在防止得出不完整的结论，但它并不总是增加临床实用性。最近的数据表明，对于肩袖修复结果，1 年的随访就足够了，因此 2 年的建议是不方便和不必要的标准。被广泛接受的 2 年基准可能是任意的，并提倡一刀切的方法；这种方法可以基于证据进行改进。
