Background The purpose of this present study was to perform a fragility analysis to assess
the robustness of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the distal biceps tendon …

PURPOSE This study aimed to assess the statistical fragility of recently published
randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the use of hamstring tendon (HT) autograft to …

Background The P value has often been used as a tool to determine the statistical
significance and evaluate the statistical robustness of study findings in orthopedic literature …

Introduction The purpose of this study was to utilize the fragility index to assess the
robustness of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the management of calcaneus …

Background Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) has seen increasing utilization as
an effective intervention for a wide variety of shoulder pathologies. The scope and …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyze the statistical stability of randomized
controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the surgical management of autografts versus allografts …

Purpose This study employs both the fragility index (FI) and fragility quotient (FQ) to assess
the level of robustness in the cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) literature. We hypothesize that …

Purpose FDA investigational device exemption (IDE) studies are considered a gold standard
of assessing safety and efficacy of novel devices through RCTs. The fragility index (FI) has …

Objective Marrow stimulation is used to address knee cartilage defects. In this study, we
used the fragility index (FI), reverse fragility index (rFI), and fragility quotient (FQ) to evaluate …

Methods: PubMed, EMBASE, and MEDLINE were queried for RCTs (2010–present)
reporting dichotomous outcomes with study groups stratified by TXA administration. The FI …