Narrative review and call to action on reporting and representation in orthobiologics research for knee osteoarthritis.

WHAT IT FOUND

Existing research on knee injections for osteoarthritis rarely reports patient race, ethnicity, or income.

This gap means we cannot tell if these treatments work equally well for all populations. The authors call for better demographic reporting in future studies.

What this paper is

This is a narrative review and call to action regarding demographic reporting in orthobiologics research. While it identifies a lack of race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status data in existing trials, it does not report new clinical outcomes, efficacy data, or safety profiles for any treatment. There are no patient results here to change clinical practice on.

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