Publication Bias in Kienböck's Disease: Systematic Review

The acceptance rate for negative outcomes studies regarding Kienböck's disease is higher than for other surgical disorders. This may indicate a relative decrease in positive outcome bias among published Kienböck's disease studies compared with other surgical disorders. However, the increasing positive outcome rate for published Kienböck's disease studies over time may suggest a trend of increasing publication bias among journals toward Kienböck's disease studies.