Consensus statements: when and how?
expert_opinion · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 36916987.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1302/0301-620X.105B4.BJJ-2023-0048.
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Abstract
<i>The Bone & Joint Journal</i> has published several consensus statements in recent years, many of which have positively influenced clinical practice and policy.<sup>1-13</sup> 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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- Periodicals as Topic