The Sport Publication Observational Research Tool (SPORT): An Objective Tool to Score the Methodological Quality of Observational Clinical Sports Medicine Research

Andrew W. Kuhn, Paul M. Inclan, Ameer A. Haider, Michele N. Christy, Warren R. Dunn, Laura Alberton, Christina Allen, Kyle Anderson, James Andrews, Fred Azar, Geoffrey Baer, Michael Banffy, Asheesh Bedi, Stephen Brockmeier, Robert Brophy, Charles Bush-Joseph, James Carey, Thomas Carter, Steven Cohen, Lutul Farrow, David Flanigan, Corinna Franklin, Sharon Hame, Terzidis Ioannis, Sheeba Joseph, Keith Kenter, Jason Koh, Aaron Krych, Lance LeClere, Cassandra Lee, Bruce Levy, David McAllister, Michael Medvecky, Christina Morganti, Volker Musahl, Bradley Nelson, Frank Noyes, Brett Owens, Lee Pace, Lonnie Paulos, Lauren Redler, Scott Rodeo, Marc Safran, Felix Savoie, Donald Shelbourne, Seth Sherman, Ken Singer, Matthew Smith, Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet, Andrea Spiker, Michael Stuart, Russell Warren, Jocelyn Wittstein, Michelle Wolcott, Rick Wright, Matthew J. Matava

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DOI: 10.1177/23259671251380883
Published: 2026-02
Container: Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
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@article{allodium:10.1177/23259671251380883,
  title = {The Sport Publication Observational Research Tool (SPORT): An Objective Tool to Score the Methodological Quality of Observational Clinical Sports Medicine Research},
  author = {Andrew W. Kuhn and Paul M. Inclan and Ameer A. Haider and Michele N. Christy and Warren R. Dunn and Laura Alberton and Christina Allen and Kyle Anderson and James Andrews and Fred Azar and Geoffrey Baer and Michael Banffy and Asheesh Bedi and Stephen Brockmeier and Robert Brophy and Charles Bush-Joseph and James Carey and Thomas Carter and Steven Cohen and Lutul Farrow and David Flanigan and Corinna Franklin and Sharon Hame and Terzidis Ioannis and Sheeba Joseph and Keith Kenter and Jason Koh and Aaron Krych and Lance LeClere and Cassandra Lee and Bruce Levy and David McAllister and Michael Medvecky and Christina Morganti and Volker Musahl and Bradley Nelson and Frank Noyes and Brett Owens and Lee Pace and Lonnie Paulos and Lauren Redler and Scott Rodeo and Marc Safran and Felix Savoie and Donald Shelbourne and Seth Sherman and Ken Singer and Matthew Smith and Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet and Andrea Spiker and Michael Stuart and Russell Warren and Jocelyn Wittstein and Michelle Wolcott and Rick Wright and Matthew J. Matava},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine},
  doi = {10.1177/23259671251380883},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671251380883}
}

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AU  - Geoffrey Baer
AU  - Michael Banffy
AU  - Asheesh Bedi
AU  - Stephen Brockmeier
AU  - Robert Brophy
AU  - Charles Bush-Joseph
AU  - James Carey
AU  - Thomas Carter
AU  - Steven Cohen
AU  - Lutul Farrow
AU  - David Flanigan
AU  - Corinna Franklin
AU  - Sharon Hame
AU  - Terzidis Ioannis
AU  - Sheeba Joseph
AU  - Keith Kenter
AU  - Jason Koh
AU  - Aaron Krych
AU  - Lance LeClere
AU  - Cassandra Lee
AU  - Bruce Levy
AU  - David McAllister
AU  - Michael Medvecky
AU  - Christina Morganti
AU  - Volker Musahl
AU  - Bradley Nelson
AU  - Frank Noyes
AU  - Brett Owens
AU  - Lee Pace
AU  - Lonnie Paulos
AU  - Lauren Redler
AU  - Scott Rodeo
AU  - Marc Safran
AU  - Felix Savoie
AU  - Donald Shelbourne
AU  - Seth Sherman
AU  - Ken Singer
AU  - Matthew Smith
AU  - Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet
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AU  - Russell Warren
AU  - Jocelyn Wittstein
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AU  - Rick Wright
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APA

Kuhn, A. W., Inclan, P. M., Haider, A. A., Christy, M. N., Dunn, W. R., Alberton, L., Allen, C., Anderson, K., Andrews, J., Azar, F., Baer, G., Banffy, M., Bedi, A., Brockmeier, S., Brophy, R., Bush-Joseph, C., Carey, J., Carter, T., Cohen, S., Farrow, L., Flanigan, D., Franklin, C., Hame, S., Ioannis, T., Joseph, S., Kenter, K., Koh, J., Krych, A., LeClere, L., Lee, C., Levy, B., McAllister, D., Medvecky, M., Morganti, C., Musahl, V., Nelson, B., Noyes, F., Owens, B., Pace, L., Paulos, L., Redler, L., Rodeo, S., Safran, M., Savoie, F., Shelbourne, D., Sherman, S., Singer, K., Smith, M., Sonnery-Cottet, B., Spiker, A., Stuart, M., Warren, R., Wittstein, J., Wolcott, M., Wright, R., & Matava, M. J. (2026). The Sport Publication Observational Research Tool (SPORT): An Objective Tool to Score the Methodological Quality of Observational Clinical Sports Medicine Research. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671251380883

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