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. 2023 Mar 14;105-B(4):343-346.
doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.105B4.BJJ-2023-0048.

Consensus statements: when and how?

Iain R Murray  1 , Navnit S Makaram  1 , Robert F LaPrade  2 , Fares S Haddad  3   4
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Consensus statements: when and how?

Iain R Murray et al. Bone Joint J. .

Abstract

The Bone & Joint Journal has published several consensus statements in recent years, many of which have positively influenced clinical practice and policy.1-13 However, even the most valued consensus statements have limitations, and all ultimately represent Level V evidence. Consensus studies add greatest value where higher-order evidence to aid decision making is ambiguous or lacking. In all settings, care must be taken to critically appraise standards of methodology, with particular attention to potential biases that may influence the conclusions which are drawn.

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Conflict of interest statement

I. R. Murray reports consulting fees from Stryker and Arthrex, unrelated to this study. R. F. LaPrade reports research grants, royalties and licenses, patents planned, issued, or pending, and consulting fees from Ossur and Smith & Nephew, as well as royalties and licenses from Arthrex and Elsevier, all of which are unrelated to this study. F. S. Haddad reports board membership of The Bone & Joint Journal and the Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons; consultancy for Smith & Nephew, Corin, MatOrtho, and Stryker; payment for lectures, including service on speakers’ bureaus, for Smith & Nephew and Stryker; and royalties paid by Smith & Nephew, MatOrtho, Corin, and Stryker, all of which are also unrelated to this article.

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