The Sport Publication Observational Research Tool (SPORT): An Objective Tool to Score the Methodological Quality of Observational Clinical Sports Medicine Research
An objective tool to assess the methodologic quality of observational sports medicine research (SPORT) was successfully developed through a modified Delphi approach with numerous content experts in the field. This tool may be useful in assessing the methodological quality of primary observational sports medicine studies included in systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
Authors
- Lonnie E. Paulos
- Christina Morganti
- Jocelyn R. Wittstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8096-3170)
- Keith Kenter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2767-8351)
- Charles A. Bush‐Joseph
- James R. Carey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6993-3122)
- Felix H. Savoie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1064-8428)
- Michael B. Banffy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2868-8487)
- Cassandra A. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2610-9584)
- Michael J. Medvecky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1481-3232)
- Paul M. Inclan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0819-0446)
- Jason R. Koh
- COL Brett D. Owens
- Andrew W. Kuhn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1836-7575)
- Donald K. Shelbourne
- Volker Musahl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8881-6212)
- Asheesh. Bedi
- Lee Pace
- Michelle L. Wolcott
- Michele Christy
- Ameer A. Haider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4510-2505)
- Andrea M. Spiker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1243-9726)
- Corinna C. Franklin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6395-0105)
- Warren Dunn
- LT Lance LeClere
- Seth L. Sherman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5121-2615)
- D. Preston Flanigan
- Laura A. Alberton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2791-7751)
- Matthew J. Matava
- Stephen F. Brockmeier
- Lauren H. Redler
- Robert H. Brophy
- Sharon Hame
- James Andrews
- Scott Rodeo
- Frank Azar
- Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet
- David McAllister
- Geoffrey Baer
- Frank Noyes
- Ken Singer
- Aaron Krych
- Sheeba Joseph
- Marc Safran
- Steven Cohen
- Russell Warren
- Lutul Farrow
- Bradley Nelson
- Terzidis Ioannis
- Michael Stuart
- Rick Wright
- Thomas Carter
- Kyle Anderson
- Matthew Smith
- Bruce Levy
Institutions
- Tulane University (US)
- Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
- American Sports Medicine Institute (US)
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Scripps Health (US)
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- NorthShore University HealthSystem (US)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Orlando Health (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Duke University (US)
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR)
- Brown University (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Anne Arundel Medical Center (US)
- Salt Lake Regional Medical Center (US)
- Banner Health (US)
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (US)
- Yale University (US)
- Rothman Orthopaedics (US)
- Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix (US)
- Slocum Center for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (US)
- Marshfield Clinic Weston Center (US)
- Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine (US)
- Campbell Clinic (US)
- Cincinnati Sportsmedicine and Orthopaedic Center (US)
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (US)
- Centre Orthopédique Santy (FR)
- Magnetic Resonance Innovations (United States) (US)
- Rush University (US)
- University of Virginia (US)
- University of Missouri (US)
- Columbia University (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
- Michigan State University (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671251380883
- Primary Topic
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00