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AI use must be disclosed: describe use and verification in Methods if involved in the study; include an AI disclosure statement if used in manuscript preparation. 模型摘要

AI is a powerful tool and can advance science, but it must be used ethically. For submissions, follow Wiley’s AI Guidelines. If AI was involved in your study, describe its use and verification in the Methods section. If AI was used in manuscript preparation, include an AI disclosure statement detailing affected sections and output verification.

Author contributions: CRediT taxonomy required at submission and published with the article. 模型摘要

CRediT taxonomy required at submission (Wiley’sCRediT information page) Published with article

Conflict of interest: full disclosure required from all authors, financial and non-financial; statement mandatory even if none; special statement required for ARB member authors. 模型摘要

Full disclosure required from all authors Includes financial + non-financial relationships Statement mandatory even if none Articles with Advisory Review Board (ARB) members as authors must include this in the Conflict-of-Interest statement

Data & transparency: data sharing encouraged (not mandatory); authors responsible for data integrity; datasets and DOIs must be cited; compliance with data-use rules required. 模型摘要

Data sharing encouraged (not mandatory) Authors responsible for data integrity Must cite datasets + DOIs Compliance with data-use rules required

Human studies: informed consent mandatory, explicit consent for patient data/images, ethics approval required, following Declaration of Helsinki, US Federal Policy, and EMA GCP guidelines. 模型摘要

Informed consent mandatory; Wiley’sstandard patient consent form available for use Patient data/images need explicit consent Ethics approval required Declaration of Helsinki US Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects European Medicines Agency Guidelines for Good Clinical Practice

- Upon acceptance, all authors must complete the licensing agreement through Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS): - For Open Access: Choose among Creative Commons licenses, including: Creative Commons Attribution License Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial-NoDerivs License - If research is grant-funded, authors can publish under a CC-BY…

Information on the Article Publication Charge for publishing in the journal is availablehere. If a paper is accepted for publication, the author identified as the formal corresponding author will receive an email prompting them to login to Author Services, where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS), they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper.…

Peer review: single anonymized model, ≥2 reviewers plus editor; editor screens for quality before review; safeguards for editor-authored papers. 模型摘要

Manuscripts assessed for quality, originality, and relevance. Acceptance based on: Quality and originality of research. Excellence in writing and organization. Potential impact on orthopaedic research. Single anonymized peer review model ≥2 reviewers + editor Editor screens for quality before review Safeguards for editor-authored papers Wiley’s Peer Review Policy

Preprints allowed; must be disclosed in cover letter and linked to final article after publication. 模型摘要

Preprints allowed Must disclose in cover letter Link to final article after publication

Clinical trials: prospective registration required; registry name and ID in abstract; explain if retrospective. 模型摘要

Prospective registration required Include registry name + ID in abstract Explain if retrospective registration