The Critical Appraisal Tool for Anatomical Meta-analysis: A framework for critically appraising anatomical meta-analyses.
D'Antoni Anthony V, Tubbs R Shane, Patti Alexandria C, +3 more·Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.)
The hallmark of evidence-based medicine is the meta-analysis (MA). For much of its rich history, the field of anatomy has been dominated by descriptive, cadaveric studies. In the last two decades, quantitative measurements and statistical analyses have frequently accompanied such studies. These studies have directly le…