Farhan-Alanie, Muhamed M.
Gallacher, Daniel
Craig, Peter
Griffin, James
Kozdryk, Jakub
Mason, James
Wall, Peter D. H.
Wilkinson, J. Mark
Metcalfe, Andrew
Foguet, Pedro
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Warwick Research Development Fund
Article History
Received: 6 September 2025
Accepted: 28 November 2025
First Online: 24 December 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interests. AM leads two studies (START:REACTS, about a shoulder device, and RACER-Knee, about robotic-assisted knee replacement) and is a co-investigator on another (RACER-Hip, about robotic-assisted hip replacement). PW leads RACER-Hip (about robotic-assisted hip replacement). These studies are funded by the UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), but for which Stryker, have funded treatment costs and some imaging and training costs. JM is also a co-applicant for these three studies. For all of these studies, the full independence of the study team (AM, PW, and JM included) are fully protected by legal agreements agreed between the parties and approved by NIHR.
: With support under Section 251 of the NHS Act 2006, the Ethics and Confidentiality Committee (ECC), (now the Health Research Authority Confidentiality Advisory Group) allows the NJR to collect patient data where consent is indicated as ‘Not Recorded’. Before Personal Data and Sensitive Personal Data is recorded, express written patient consent is provided. The NJR records patient consent as either ‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Not Recorded’.