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Of 49 individuals who began the survey, 24 submitted complete responses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_bmt-2025-0215_abs_003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Findings indicate that participants recognize the value of biomechanical data, yet adoption of publicly available datasets is hindered by inconsistent formats, limited metadata, and strict privacy regulations. Respondents emphasized standardized documentation and clearer guidelines to facilitate sharing and collaboration. Many institutions are overwhelmed by legal compliance, with data proception laws posing significant hurdles to effective usage.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_bmt-2025-0215_abs_004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The results highlight the need to (1) establish standardized file formats, (2) improve metadata quality, (3) develop transparent, consistent data-sharing protocols, and (4) clarify legal frameworks for compliance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1515\/bmt-2025-0215","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,31]],"date-time":"2026-01-31T06:55:28Z","timestamp":1769842528000},"page":"247-251","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Perspectives on biomechanical data: a cross-disciplinary survey of current practices, challenges, and future needs"],"prefix":"10.1515","volume":"71","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0009-6085-8360","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jonas","family":"Borsch","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mathematics, Informatics and Technology , 120189 University of Applied Sciences Koblenz , Joseph-Rovan-Allee 2, 53424 Remagen , Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0003-8421-3758","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"David","family":"Schnur","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mathematics, Informatics and Technology , 120189 University of Applied Sciences Koblenz , Joseph-Rovan-Allee 2, 53424 Remagen , Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-3717-6559","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sebastian","family":"Roth","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mathematics, Informatics and Technology , 120189 University of Applied Sciences Koblenz , Joseph-Rovan-Allee 2, 53424 Remagen , Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9625-7075","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ulrich","family":"Hartmann","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mathematics, Informatics and Technology , 120189 University of Applied Sciences Koblenz , Joseph-Rovan-Allee 2, 53424 Remagen , Germany"},{"name":"Institute for Medical Technology and Information Processing Mittelrhein, University of Koblenz , 56070 Koblenz , Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5035-6473","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Daniel","family":"Friemert","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mathematics, Informatics and Technology , 120189 University of Applied Sciences Koblenz , Joseph-Rovan-Allee 2, 53424 Remagen , Germany"},{"name":"Institute for Medical Technology and Information Processing Mittelrhein, University of Koblenz , 56070 Koblenz , Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"374","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026061301570321925_j_bmt-2025-0215_ref_001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Sztyler, T, Stuckenschmidt, H. 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