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Open and reproducible research in musculoskeletal imaging : why it matters and how to implement it with the guidelines of the Open and Reproducible Musculoskeletal Imaging Research (ORMIR) community

Bonaretti, Serena ; Barzegari, Mojtaba ; Bevers, Melissa ; Boyd, Steven ; Burghardt, Andrew J ; Cameron, Donnie ; Chiumento, Francesco ; Crimi, Gianluigi ; Degenhart, Gerald and Durongbhan, Pholpat , et al. (2026) In JBMR Plus 10(4).
Abstract

The Open and Reproducible Musculoskeletal Imaging Research community is a scientific community dedicated to promoting openness and reproducibility in musculoskeletal imaging, image processing, and computational modeling. In this perspective paper, we outline the motivations for conducting transparent research and provide practical guidelines for implementing it. We start by defining open and reproducible research and describing the benefits and challenges of working transparently. Next, we redefine the outputs of a computational research study as-ideally-a combination of data, code, and a publication, recommend a folder and file structure that reflects these three study outcomes, and describe how to maintain and update such a structure... (More)

The Open and Reproducible Musculoskeletal Imaging Research community is a scientific community dedicated to promoting openness and reproducibility in musculoskeletal imaging, image processing, and computational modeling. In this perspective paper, we outline the motivations for conducting transparent research and provide practical guidelines for implementing it. We start by defining open and reproducible research and describing the benefits and challenges of working transparently. Next, we redefine the outputs of a computational research study as-ideally-a combination of data, code, and a publication, recommend a folder and file structure that reflects these three study outcomes, and describe how to maintain and update such a structure during the study and at study publication. Finally, we emphasize that working in an open and reproducible manner is a learning process, and the best way to acquire the necessary competencies is simply to start.

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JBMR Plus
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10
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4
article number
ziag025
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10 pages
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Wiley-Blackwell
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  • pmid:41878061
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2473-4039
DOI
10.1093/jbmrpl/ziag025
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English
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© The Author(s) 2026. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
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  author       = {{Bonaretti, Serena and Barzegari, Mojtaba and Bevers, Melissa and Boyd, Steven and Burghardt, Andrew J and Cameron, Donnie and Chiumento, Francesco and Crimi, Gianluigi and Degenhart, Gerald and Durongbhan, Pholpat and Espinosa Hernandez, Michelle Alejandra and Fraterrigo, Giulia and Ghasem-Zadeh, Ali and Grassi, Lorenzo and Hirvasniemi, Jukka and Hosseinitabatabaei, Seyedmahdi and Iori, Gianluca and Kok, Joeri and Kuczynski, Michael and Lee, YoungJun and Liberati, Cecilia and Manske, Sarah and McCormick, Matt and Monzon, Maria and Pani, Martino and Poncioni, Simone and Quintiens, Jilmen and Räuber, Sabine and Ritsche, Paul and Dario Santamaria, Alfonso and Santini, Francesco and Sarto, Fabio and Schileo, Enrico and Stadelmann, Vincent and Stok, Kathryn S and Surowiec, Rachel and Taddei, Fulvia and Vicory, Jared and Walle, Matthias and Wesseling, Mariska and Whittier, Danielle and Willie, Bettina and Wong, Andy Kin On and Zukić, Dženan}},
  issn         = {{2473-4039}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{4}},
  publisher    = {{Wiley-Blackwell}},
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  title        = {{Open and reproducible research in musculoskeletal imaging : why it matters and how to implement it with the guidelines of the Open and Reproducible Musculoskeletal Imaging Research (ORMIR) community}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jbmrpl/ziag025}},
  doi          = {{10.1093/jbmrpl/ziag025}},
  volume       = {{10}},
  year         = {{2026}},
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