Problem
A. Skim the Abstract by identifying the four headings within it.
B. Skim read the rest of the paper. Do you see anything interesting? Are there any terms you need to look up?
C. Can you identify the PICO elements from the Materials and methods section?
a. What is the Patient population group?
b. What is the Intervention/ treatment?
c. Is there a Comparison group or control? If so what is this?
d. What are the key Outcomes and how are they measured?
D. What is the main aim/objective of the paper?
E. What was the outcome of this research?
F. Is this a popular or scientific paper? How did you tell?
G. Briefly compare the article you have just read to the online article "The Case Against - and for - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery" By Michael O. Schroeder (popular paper) on a similar topic by Schroeder (2017).
H. What are some of the differences that make it a popular paper rather than a scientific paper?
I. Is this paper an adequate source of evidence to inform clinical decisions? Why/why not?