The use of “trend” statements in platelet‐rich plasma literature
Trend statements are frequently used to characterize nonstatistically significant findings in the PRP literature, which may lead readers to draw incorrect statistical conclusions. Many trend statements were employed to describe multiple findings, often without an associated p value or with a p > .2.
Authors
- Allison N. Schroeder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8325-7167)
- Dennis Bourbeau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1348-4713)
- Gordon C. C. Douglas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0256-6070)
- Madison Q. Burns (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0173-4923)
- Connor G. Richmond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0207-2844)
- Ned G. Maxwell
Institutions
- MetroHealth (US)
- University School (US)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PM&R
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pmrj.70056
- Primary Topic
- Platelet Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00