European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society consensus study to identify research priorities in paediatric orthopaedic surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Paediatric orthopaedic surgery is rarely supported by high-quality evidence, with treatment decisions generally informed by experience or case series. The European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society recognises the need to establish research priorities in the field. This study builds on previous UK research priorities to discover the most important unanswered clinical effectiveness research questions in elective and trauma care and basic science, amongst Paediatric Orthopaedic surgeons across Europe.

Methods

A modified Delphi technique, including an initial scoping survey and a two-round Delphi process conducted amongst paediatric orthopaedic surgeons in Europe.

Results

An average of 113 surgeon responses were received in each round, scoring questions from 1 (lo

SUBMITTER: Carpenter CV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12325236 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature