Prevalence of Reporting Bias in Abstracts of Meniscal Transplant Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: Increased Association With Study Age: A Systematic Review

Spin is found in nearly half of abstracts of systematic reviews and meta-analyses investigating MAT, with misleading reporting being the most common modality of spin. Early studies on MAT exhibited a higher prevalence of spin in comparison with more recent investigations. Clinicians should be aware of the presence of spin and exercise judgment before making conclusions from study abstracts without assessing the full text.