Variable Reporting by Authors Presenting Arthroplasty Research at Multiple Annual Conferences

Kevin J. Choo, Paul H. Yi, Robert Burns, Rohith Mohan, Kevin Wong

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Abstract

Background Prior studies have demonstrated discrepancies in financial conflict of interest (COI) disclosure among authors presenting research at multiple spine and sports medicine conferences. The purpose of this study was to quantify the variability of self-reported financial disclosures of individual authors presenting at multiple arthroplasty conferences during the same year. Methods The author disclosure information published for the 2012 annual meetings of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, the Hip Society, and the Knee Society were compiled. We tabulated the author disclosures, the number of companies/entities represented, and the types of disclosures reported. The disclosures made by authors presenting at more than one meeting were then compared for discrepancies. Results Of the 209 authors who presented at both the AAOS and American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons meetings, 79 (37.79%) demonstrated discrepancies in their disclosures with 7 (8.8%) reporting no disclosures to the AAOS. Of the 84 authors who presented at both the AAOS and Hip Society meetings, 1 (1.19%) had discrepancies in their disclosures. Of the 52 authors who presented at both the AAOS and Knee Society meetings, 2 (3.84%) had discrepancies in their disclosures. Conclusion There is variability in reported financial COIs by authors presenting at multiple arthroplasty conferences within the same year. Further work is warranted to improve transparency of COI disclosures among arthroplasty surgeons presenting research at national meetings.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)315-319
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Arthroplasty
Volume32
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • arthroplasty
  • conflict of interest
  • disclosure
  • reporting
  • transparency

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