Universität zu Köln

Trost, Matthias ORCID: 0000-0002-4984-6985, Langer, Fabian ORCID: 0000-0003-4083-079X, Lechler, Philipp, Schroeder, Friederike, Wetterkamp, Mark, Schulte, Tobias Ludger, Eysel, Peer and Boese, Christoph Kolja (2019). Publication rate of abstracts presented at the Congress of the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT). Orthop. Traumatol.-Surg. Res., 105 (8). S. 1453 - 1458. PARIS: ELSEVIER MASSON, CORP OFF. ISSN 1877-0568

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Abstract

Background: The publication rate of presented abstracts is an important parameter to assess the scientific quality of medical congresses. It has been investigated for many congresses in orthopaedics and traumatology, but until now, it has not been studied for the congress of the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT). The aims of this study were to determine: (1) the publication rate of the EFORT congress, (2) factors that favour publication of abstracts presented at the EFORT congress, (3) the consistency between the congress abstract and publication in relation to authorship. Hypothesis: There are factors that favour publication of abstracts presented at the EFORT congress and there is a high consistency between the congress abstract and publication in relation to authorship. Materials and methods: All 1624 abstracts presented at the EFORT congress in 2011 were included in this study, to allow a 5-year period for publication after the congress. The characteristics of the abstracts presented were studied and the publication rate in peer-reviewed journals was determined using a Medline search. Results: The publication rate for studies presented at the 2011 EFORT congress was 42% (677/1624 abstracts), with a mean of 16 months (-56 to 60 months) between congress and publication. The mean impact factor of the publications was 1.8 (0-7.6). A significantly higher publication rate was found for: oral presentations (52%; 322/617) versus posters (35%; 355/1007) (p < 0.01), experimental studies (53%; 110/208) versus clinical studies (40%; 507/1254) (p < 0.01), and studies with higher levels of evidence of I or II (59%; 144/244) versus studies with lower levels of evidence of III or IV (36%; 362/1005) (p < 0.01). A new author was added in 59% (403/677) of the publications. Discussion: Factors that favour publication of abstracts presented at the EFORT congress are oral presentation, experimental study, and a study with a higher level of evidence of I or II. It is common that a new author is added in the publication. Nevertheless, a high percentage of congress abstracts (58%; 947/1624) remains unpublished. (C) 2019 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Trost, Matthias UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-4984-6985 UNSPECIFIED Langer, Fabian UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-4083-079X UNSPECIFIED Lechler, Philipp UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schroeder, Friederike UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Wetterkamp, Mark UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schulte, Tobias Ludger UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Eysel, Peer UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Boese, Christoph Kolja UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-125191
DOI:	10.1016/j.otsr.2019.07.014
Journal or Publication Title:	Orthop. Traumatol.-Surg. Res.
Volume:	105
Number:	8
Page Range:	S. 1453 - 1458
Date:	2019
Publisher:	ELSEVIER MASSON, CORP OFF
Place of Publication:	PARIS
ISSN:	1877-0568
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language ANNUAL-MEETINGS; SOCIETY Multiple languages Orthopedics; Surgery Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/12519