Monthly Archives: January 2014

The rotator cuff dilemma – revisited

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A black-shouldered kite with prey. The image is CC by Tariq Sani.

A black-shouldered kite with prey. The image is CC by Tariq Sani.

Is Kukkonen et. al.’s RCT the end of our love for the rotator cuff tear? The industry surrounding rotator cuff tears costs in the US alone about $3 billion every year, earning a top position among common orthopaedic procedures. I have previously written about my doubts concerning this procedure and it is with some satisfaction that I dive in to this recent study by Kukkonen et. al.

It is better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.

Alfred Lord Tennyson

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Fast-track publishing using knitr: stitching it together (part V)

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Putting all the pieces together can be challenging both for surgeons and researchers. The image is CC by Zac Peckler

Putting all the pieces together can be challenging both for surgeons and researchers. The image is CC by Zac Peckler

Fast-track publishing using knitr is a short series on how I use knitr to speedup publishing in my research. There has been plenty of feedback and interest for the series, and in this post I would like to provide (1) a brief summary and (2) an example showing how to put all the pieces together. Continue reading →

Fast-track publishing using knitr: table mania (part IV)

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Constructing tables is an art - maximizing readability and information can be challenging. The image is of the Turning Torso in Malmö and is CC by Alan Lam.

Constructing tables is an art – maximizing readability and information can be challenging. The image is of the Turning Torso in Malmö and is CC by Alan Lam.

Fast-track publishing using knitr is a short series on how I use knitr to speedup publishing in my research. While illustrations (previous post) are optional, tables are not, and this fourth article is therefore devoted to tables. Tables through knitr is probably one of the most powerful fast-track publishing tools, in this article I will show (1) how to quickly generate a descriptive table, (2) how to convert your regression model into a table, and (3) worth knowing about table design and anatomy. Continue reading →

Fast-track publishing using knitr: exporting images for sharing and press (part III)

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Images can be a powerful medium if used right. The photo is CC by alemdag.

Images can be a powerful medium if used right. The image is CC by alemdag.

Fast-track publishing using knitr is a short series on how I use knitr to speedup publishing in my research. This is the third article in the series devoted to plots. Hopefully you will through this post have the need-to-know stuff so that you can (1) add auto-numbering to your figures, (2) decide on image formats, (3) choose image resolution, and (4) get anti-aliasing working. Continue reading →

Fast-track publishing using knitr: the setup using .RProfile with custom CSS + some HTML goodies (part II)

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Flexing RStudio/knitr where you want can be a challenge. The image is CC by Ben Barnes.

Flexing RStudio/knitr where you want can be a challenge. The image is CC by Ben Barnes.

Fast-track publishing using knitr is a short is a short series on how I use knitr to get my articles faster published. This is part II where I will show how you can tweak RStudio into producing seamless MS Word-integration by using the .RProfile together with CSS, a few basics about HTML that might be good to know, and lastly some special characters that can be useful. In the previous post, part I, I explained some of the more general concepts behind fast-track publishing and why I try to get my manuscript into MS Word instead of using LaTeX or other alternatives. Continue reading →