Editorial: Improving the reporting and sound methodology of scientific articles: introduction of an editorial series

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  • Søren Overgaard Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg Frederiksberg, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Denmark https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6829-4787
  • Robin Christensen Section for Biostatistics and Evidence-Based Research, the Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Research Unit of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
  • Cecilia Rogmark Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Department of Orthopedics, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
  • Jeppe Vejlgaard Rasmussen Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Herlev and Gentofte University Hospital, Denmark
  • Ivan Hvid Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
  • Marianne Westberg Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
  • Ilkka Helenius Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
  • Keijo Mäkelä Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
  • Taco Gosens Elisabeth Tweesteden Hospital, Tilburg, the Netherlands; Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, the Netherlands
  • Per-Henrik Randsborg Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Akershus UniversityHospital, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, Campus Ahus, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
  • Bart G Pijls Department of Orthopaedics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; Dutch Arthroplasty Register (Landelijke Registratie Orthopedische Interventies), ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
  • Paul Gerdhem Department of Surgical Sciences, Orthopaedics and Hand Surgery, Uppsala University, Department Orthopaedics, Sweden
  • Philippe Wagner Centre for Clinical Research, Uppsala University, Region Västmanland, Västerås, Sweden
  • Li Felländer-Tsai Division och Orthopedics and Biotechnology, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Orthopedics, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Aleksi Reito Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland

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https://doi.org/10.2340/17453674.2026.46155

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References

Christensen R, Ranstam J, Overgaard S, Wagner P. Guidelines for a structured manuscript: Statistical methods and reporting in biomedical research journals. Acta Orthop 2023; 94: 243-9. doi: 10.2340/17453674.2023.11656. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2340/17453674.2023.11656

Ranstam J. Time to restrict the use of p-values in Acta Orthopaedica. Acta Orthop 2018; 90(1): 1-2. doi: 10.1080/17453674.2018.1536526. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2018.1536526

Ranstam J, Kärrholm J, Pulkkinen P, Mäkelä K, Espehaug B, Pedersen A B, et al. Statistical analysis of arthroplasty data. Part I. Acta Orthop 2011; 82(3): 253-7. doi: 10.3109/17453674.2011.588862. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2011.588862

Ranstam J, Kärrholm J, Pulkkinen P, Mäkelä K, Espehaug B, Pedersen A B, et al. Statistical analysis of arthroplasty data. Part II. Acta Orthop 2011; 82(3): 258-67. doi: 10.3109/17453674.2011.588863. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2011.588863

Kaptein B L, Pijls B, Koster L, Kärrholm J, Hull M, Niesen A, et. al. Guideline for RSA and CT-RSA implant migration measurements: an update of standardizations and recommendations. Acta Orthop 2024; 95: 256-67. doi: 10.2340/17453674.2024.40709. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2340/17453674.2024.40709

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2026-06-04

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Overgaard, S., Christensen, R., Rogmark, C., Rasmussen, J. V., Hvid, I., Westberg, M., … Reito, A. (2026). Editorial: Improving the reporting and sound methodology of scientific articles: introduction of an editorial series. Acta Orthopaedica, 97, 336–337. https://doi.org/10.2340/17453674.2026.46155

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