Assessing the Completeness of Safety Reporting in Clinical Trials of Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Registry-Publication Comparison Study.

Key Points

• The main aim is to assess the completeness of safety reporting in clinical trials of total knee arthroplasty.
• Conducted a comparison between safety reports in clinical trial registries and published articles.
• Evaluated various aspects of safety reporting completeness across different studies.
• Utilized standardized criteria to assess reporting standards.
• Identified significant gaps in safety reporting between registries and publications.
• Demonstrated that many clinical trials lacked essential safety information in published articles.

Abstract