Does the Level of Evidence of Paper Presentations at the Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meetings From 2006-2010 Correlate With the 5-Year Publication Rate or the Impact Factor of the Publishing Journal?

The rate of publication of free papers at the 2008 and 2010 European Society of Sports Traumatology Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy congresses

“…However, a change in title would likely have a small effect on the ability to identify the project, considering the search strategy involved searching the first and last authors of the study rather than the title. Moreover, the results are encouraging considering a similar publication rate to that identified at other orthopaedic meetings (Kay et al 2016b; Kay et al 2016c). The methodological quality of the study design used by the presentations was assessed based on the abstracts alone.…”

“…This number is slightly higher than the 3% and 7% of papers that were published before their corresponding presentations at the 2005–2010 ASES and 2006–2010 AANA meetings, respectively. One possible explanation for this discrepancy may relate to the bi-annual nature of the ESSKA congress which allows a longer time period for the presentations to get published before they are actually presented (Kay et al 2016b; Kay et al 2016c). …”

“…reported a significantly improved publication rates in presentations of higher levels of evidence at the 2001 AAOS meeting (Voleti et al 2013). On the other hand, no such correlation was identified at either the 2006–2010 AANA meetings or at the 2005–2010 ASES meetings (Kay et al 2016b; Kay et al 2016c). The present study found no association between the level of evidence and the publication rates of free papers presented at the 2008 and 2010 ESSKA meetings.…”

Don't Miss the Meeting: Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Scientific Meeting Reveals Timely and Unique Content

“…As we read in January, AANA is a subspecialty organization focused on "disseminating current knowledge through continuing medical education in the field of arthroscopic surgery"; however, only 55% of AANA Meeting publications are later published, and of these, only 50% were published in Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 1 If we miss the AANA Annual Meeting and just read Arthroscopy, we miss out on most timely information and wind up playing catch-up with the latest innovations, research, and development.…”

“…And, if you are still on the fence about attending, also note that the quality of the presented research has increased over time; specifically, the level of evidence of AANA Annual Meeting podium presentations has increased significantly from 2006 to 2015. 1 The good news is that the meeting is not scheduled until late next month, May 2017, so if you have not registered yet, there is plenty of time to book! Denver is easily accessible for last minute travelers and a fantastic city to visit.…”