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1st EFORT European Consensus "Medical & Scientific Research Requirements for the Clinical Introduction of Artificial Joint Arthroplasty Devices": Background, Delphi Methodology & Consensus process.

Thomas M Grupp, Sabine Rusch, Philippe Massin, Ashley Blom, Eduardo Garcia-Rey, Luca Cristofolini, Dennis Janssen, Bernd Grimm, Alexander Giurea, Marcus Jäger and 2 more

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Review in EFORT open reviews, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Thomas M GruppAesculap AG, Research & Development & Medical Scientific Affairs, Tuttlingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1068-7497
Sabine RuschAesculap AG, Research & Development & Medical Scientific Affairs, Tuttlingen, Germany.
Philippe MassinCMC Ambroise-Paré-Hartmann, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.ORCID 0000-0002-9901-532X
Ashley BlomNational Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Eduardo Garcia-ReyHôpital Universitario La Paz-Idi Paz, Madrid, Spain.
Luca CristofoliniDepartment of Industrial Engineering, School of Engineering and Architecture, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7473-6868
Dennis JanssenRadboud University Medical Center, Radboud Research Institute, Orthopaedic Research Lab, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Bernd GrimmLuxembourg Institute of Health, Human Motion, Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine & Digital Methods Group, Transversal Activities, Luxembourg.
Alexander GiureaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Marcus JägerDepartment of Orthopaedics, Trauma & Reconstructive Surgery St. Marien Hospital Mülheim an der Ruhr & Chair of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Francesco SiccardiMedacta International SA, Research & Development & Medical Affairs, Castel San Pietro, Switzerland.
Søren OvergaardCopenhagen University Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objectives of the 1st 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 by establishing performance requirements for medical devices. The 1st EFORT European Consensus applied an a priori-defined, modified Delphi methodology to produce unbiased, high-quality recommendation statements, confirmed by consensus voting of a European expert panel. Intended key outcomes are practical guidelines justified by the current stage of knowledge and based on a broad European Expert Consensus, to maintain innovation and optimisation of orthopaedic devices within the boundaries of MDR 2017/745. Twenty-one main research areas of relevance were defined relying on input from the EFORT IPSI WG1 'Introduction of Innovation' recommendations and a related survey. A modified Delphi approach with a preparatory literature review and work in small groups were used to prepare answers to the research questions in the form of 32 draft Consensus statements. A Consensus Conference in a hybrid format, on-site in the Carl Gustav Carus University of Dresden was organised to further refine the draft statements and define consensus within the complete group of participants by final voting, intended to further quantify expert opinion knowledge. The modified Delphi approach provides practical guidelines for hands-on orientation for orthopaedic surgeons, research institutes and laboratories, orthopaedic device manufacturers, patient representatives, Notified Bodies, National Institutes and authorities. For the first time, initiated by the EFORT IPSI (WG1 'Introduction of Innovation'), knowledge of all related stakeholders was combined in the 1st EFORT European Consensus to develop guidelines and result in a comprehensive set of recommendations.

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1st EFORT European Consensusarthroplasty device registrationmedical device regulationmethodology and process descriptionmodified Delphi approach

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PMCPMC10321049

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