High Variability in Outcome Reporting Patterns in High- Impact ACL Literature by Eric C. Makhni, Ajay S. Padaki, Petros D. Petridis, Michael E. Steinhaus, Christopher S. Ahmad, Brian J. Cole, and Bernard R. Bach J Bone Joint Surg Am Volume 97(18): September 16, 2015 ©2015 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Level of evidence of the included studies. Eric C. Makhni et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2015;97: ©2015 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Objective outcome reporting. Eric C. Makhni et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2015;97: ©2015 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Type of laxity examination reported. Eric C. Makhni et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2015;97: ©2015 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Number of different laxity examinations reported. Eric C. Makhni et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2015;97: ©2015 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Postoperative diagnostics and imaging. Eric C. Makhni et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2015;97: ©2015 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Subjective outcomes reported. Eric C. Makhni et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2015;97: ©2015 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
PRO reporting. Eric C. Makhni et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2015;97: ©2015 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Utilization of commonly used PROs over time. Eric C. Makhni et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2015;97: ©2015 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Number of PROs used in each study. Eric C. Makhni et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2015;97: ©2015 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Comprehensiveness of clinical studies. Eric C. Makhni et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2015;97: ©2015 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.