Confirmation bias in orthopaedic surgery: the challenge of the information overload era

• Pineda, Tomás
• Saffarini, Mo
• Karlsson, Jon
• Musahl, Volker
• Ayeni, Olufemi R.

• Confirmation Bias

Modern orthopaedic practice takes place in a context of information abundance. Clinical trials, national registries, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses are published constantly, producing more evidence than any clinician can follow. Over the past decade, the number of publications in high-impact orthopaedic journals has grown steadily, with post-pandemic years showing a particularly steep increase. One might expect that more evidence leads to better and more objective decisions. However, having access to information does not always guarantee that new studies are interpreted without bias