Writing Skills: Writing Case Reports

Books, articles, and websites for improving writing skills

Explore Case Report Examples

Use a library database to search for case reports. Contact your Logan librarians for help running searches anytime.

PubMed Tip: limit your results with the Article Type filter on the left side of your search results.

Databases A-Z
A list of all Logan subscription databases, along with freely available resources. Use these to search for information by subject.

Examples:

Yochum AM, Reckelhoff K, Kaeser M, Kettner NW. Ultrasonography and radiography to identify early post traumatic myosistis ossificans in an 18-year-old male: a case report. J Chiropr Med. 2014 Jun;13(2):134-8.
Haun DW, Kettner NW, Yochum TR, Green RL. Sacral fatigue fracture in a female runner: a case report. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. 2007 Mar; 30(3)228-233.
Gliedt J, Goehl JM, Smith DP, Daniels CJ. Chiropractic management of a geriatric patient with idiopathic neuralgic amyotrophy: a case report. J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2017 Mar;61(1):45-52.
Battaglia PJ, Scali F, Enix DE. Co-presentation of unilateral femoral and bilateral sciatic nerve variants in one cadaver: A case report with clinical implications. Chiropr Man Therap. 2012 Oct 29;20(1):34.
Marchand A,O’Shaughnessy J. Subtle clinical signs of meningioma in an adult: a case report. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies. 2014, 22(8).
Emary PC. Diagnosis of a 64-year-old patient presenting with suspected lumbar spinal stenosis: an evidence-based case report. The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association. 2015;59(1):46-52.

Tips for Writing a Case Report for Publication

Components:

Introduction
Case Report
History/review of systems/family/social/PM/physical exam vitals/complete systems/imaging/labs/biopsy/treatment/outcomes/prognosis
Discussion
Conclusion
References
Tables/Figures/Images with Captions

Writing the Case Report

Select a patient case
Decide the target journal
Read author instructions for that journal
Estimate the probability of acceptance
Search for examples of similar published cases

From Kettner NW. Publishing a case report. Oral presentation at: Logan University; 2017; Chesterfield, MO.

Selected Articles of Interest

Some articles listed below are not within Logan's journal collection, but may be ordered by interlibrary loan.

Books

Research Design and Statistics by Flora M. Hammond
Call Number: W 20.5 H226 2015
ISBN: 1936287544
Evidence-Based Medicine: reading and writing medical papers by Amit Kaura
Call Number: WB 102.5 K21 2013
ISBN: 0723437351
The individual's experience : conceiving, writing and submitting case studies on chiropractic : a step by step guide by Matthew McCoy
Call Number: WB 905.8 M131i 2008
ISBN: 1605857564
Publication Date: 2008

eBooks

Writing Case Reports by Clifford Packer; Gabrielle Berger; Somnath Mookherjee
ISBN: 3319418998
Publication Date: 2016-11-16

Websites of Interest

Decide where to publish and then check the journal's guidelines on manuscript submission. Some popular guidelines are linked below.

CARE Case Report Guidelines
Guidelines for case reports for top journals.
ICJME - Preparing for Submission
Guidelines from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors on manuscript submission.

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