Poor Adherence to Minimum Information for Studies Evaluating Biologics in Orthopaedics Guidelines: Platelet-Rich Plasma-Augmented ACL Reconstruction.

Orthop J Sports Med · 2026 · PMC12953987 · PMID 41783080

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did not reach statistical significanceP = .115not close (p > 0.1)

Although there was a trend toward improved reporting after the release of the MIBO guidelines in 2017, the improvement did not reach statistical significance ( P = .115).

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approached significanceP = .115not close (p > 0.1)

Overall, there were no statistically significant differences in MIBO overall item scores pre- and post-MIBO guidelines in 2017, although improvement approached significance ( P = .115) ( Table 4 ).

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approached significantno p-value reported

While there were no statistically significant improvements in item scores post-MIBO, items 1, 4, 6, and 10 approached significant improvement ( Table 3 ).

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