Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction in Obese Patients Results in Low Complication Rates and Improved Subjective Outcomes.

Purpose: To compare outcomes, activity scores, and complication rates of obese and non-obese patients undergoing medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction.

Methods: A retrospective review identified patients undergoing MPFL reconstruction for recurrent patellofemoral instability. Patients were included if they had undergone MPFL reconstruction and had follow-up for a minimum of 6 months.

Noninferiority Designed Cardiovascular Trials in Highest-Impact Journals.

Background: Noninferiority trials are increasingly being performed. However, little is known about their methodological quality. We sought to characterize noninferiority cardiovascular trials published in the highest-impact journals, features that may bias results toward noninferiority, features related to reporting of noninferiority trials, and the time trends.

Adherence to Methodological Standards in Research Using the National Inpatient Sample.

Importance: Publicly available data sets hold much potential, but their unique design may require specific analytic approaches.

Objective: To determine adherence to appropriate research practices for a frequently used large public database, the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

Design, Setting, And Participants: In this observational study of the 1082 studies published using the NIS from January 2015 through December 2016, a representative sample of 120 studies was systematically evaluated for adherence to practices required by AHRQ for the design and conduct of research using the NIS.