Table 2 Quality or accuracy of reported items in titles and abstracts of 55 pediatric orthopedic articles: descriptive statistics

Is the title misleading?^a

0 (0)

55 (100)

Is the title insufficient?^b

33 (60)

22 (40)

Have objectives been accurately reported in the abstract?

36 (65)

19 (35)

Have age and gender been reported in the abstract?

7 (13)

48 (87)

Has population size been reported in the abstract?

50 (91)

5 (9)

Has disease stage/subtype been reported in the abstract?

50 (91)

5 (9)

Have intervention(s) been specified/reported in the abstract?

52 (94)

3 (6)

Have inclusion and exclusion criteria been reported in the abstract?

37 (67)

18 (33)

Have outcome measures been reported in the abstract?

53 (96)

2 (4)

Has follow-up period been reported in the abstract?

34 (62)

21 (38)

Have all study correlations pertaining to all outcome measures “mentioned” in the abstract been reported in the abstract?

47 (85)

8 (15)

Have complications been reported in the abstract?

34 (62)

21 (38)

Have study conclusions or key points been reported in the abstract?

51 (93)

4 (7)

Have study implications been reported in the abstract?^c

7 (13)

48 (87)

Have study recommendations been reported in the abstract?^c

8 (14)

47 (86)