Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Musculoskeletal University Center Munich (MUM), Campus Grosshadern, Munich, Germany
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Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, Musculoskeletal Research Unit, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
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Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina, CIBER-BBN, Madrid, Spain
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Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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of the 1 st EFORT European Consensus on ‘Medical and Scientific Research Requirements for the Clinical Introduction of Artificial Joint Arthroplasty Devices’ were foremost to focus on patient safety through performance requirements for medical
Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Musculoskeletal University Center Munich (MUM), Campus Grosshadern, Munich, Germany
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Technical University Delft, Delft, the Netherlands
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Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, UK
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the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology together with a 1st EFORT European consensus initiative on ‘Introduction of Innovations’ ( 1 ). Due to the ubiquitous and increasing need for arthroplasty surgery first
School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Biopolis, Mezourlo Region, Larissa, Hellenic Republic
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Department of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Orthopaedics, Reconstructive Orthopaedics, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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). We report the results of a survey among European orthopaedic and trauma surgeons, under the auspices of the European Federation of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT), which assesses the perception, availability, usage, modification, compliance and
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agencies (or ‘competent authorities’). The role of the European Commission is to implement the Medical Device Regulation (MDR) 1 together with the national regulatory agencies. Unlike some other jurisdictions worldwide, however, it lacks its own central
Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital Nostra Senyora de Meritxell, Andorra
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Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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consensus spanned over 13 months and five specific steps were followed. Step 1 (October 2021): Selection of delegates. The lead author (Dr Castillón) selected a consensus group of 22 expert orthopaedic trauma surgeons, from 15 hospitals in 7 autonomous
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Department of Orthopaedics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Introduction Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is one of the most frequent and successful surgeries performed in the orthopedic field, nevertheless, a clear consensus on post-surgical management still lacks ( 1 ). The need to define a clear
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applied for acute, isolated syndesmotic injuries. Figure 3 combines the clinically applied classification systems identified in the systematic literature review ( 1 , 19 , 29 ), reported in the ESSKA-AFAS expert panel consensus guideline ( 14 ), and a
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review of the evolution, application and evidence base . EFORT Open Reviews 2020 5 866 – 873 . ( https://doi.org/10.1302/2058-5241.5.200037 ) 12. St Mart JP Goh EL . The current state of robotics in total knee arthroplasty . EFORT Open Reviews
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Europe, as it may allow local research projects to grow into larger programmes through collaborations funded via the European Union. 4 The European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT) Foundation also funds
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comprehensive definition that brings consensus in diagnosis and management. Initially, the term EOS was used by Ponseti and Friedman in 1950 to describe idiopathic scoliosis in patients less than 10 years old ( 1 ). They determined that those patients carried a