About The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (JBJS) has been the most valued source of information for orthopaedic surgeons and researchers for over 100 years and is the gold standard in peer-reviewed scientific information in the field. A core journal and essential reading for general as well as specialist orthopaedic surgeons worldwide, The Journal publishes evidence-based research to enhance the quality of care for orthopaedic patients. Standards of excellence and high quality are maintained in everything we do, from the science of the content published to the customer service we provide.
JBJS.org is the version of record of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The Journal is published twice a month on the first and third Wednesday of each month, each time adding to a comprehensive PDF archive dating back to 1889. Additional features online include: JBJS Express, interactive commenting, social sharing links, instructional videos, image quizzes, podcasts, and continuing medical education activities.
Occasionally articles are published online only and therefore do not appear in the companion printed issue. All articles are chosen via the peer-review process. JBJS Express articles are published online before they appear in an issue. This process allows The Journal to bring new research and developments to subscribers in a more timely fashion.
Contributions from anywhere in the world are welcome and considered on their merits. The manuscript must be written in English and should be submitted as outlined in the Instructions for Authors. Manuscripts are subject to blinded peer review by experts and a final decision by the editor. Papers are judged by the quality and relevance of the work, not by the country of origin, the reputation of the author, or the fame of the department. Our aim is to publish the best material available from anywhere in the world.
A History of Print
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery has its origin as the Transactions of the American Orthopedic Association. The first volume contained the proceedings of the meetings of 1887 and 1888. Volume XVI of the Transactions of the American Orthopedic Association is also Volume I of the American Journal of Orthopedic Surgery. In 1919, when the Journal became the official publication of the British Orthopaedic Association, the word American was dropped from the title and orthopedic was changed to orthopaedic. That year's volume, the Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, became a new series, Volume I.
The present title, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, was adopted in 1922. In 1948, American and British volumes were established. The American Orthopaedic Association retained ownership of The Journal until 1954, when an independent non-profit corporation, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc., was founded.
Local Editions of JBJS-Am
The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery is published in both English and local languages around the globe. English language editions of The Journal are published in South Africa, the Middle East and India. Local language editions are published in Chinese and Japanese.
The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
Excellence through Peer Review
CEO/Publisher:
Kent R. Anderson
Editor-in-Chief:
Vernon T. Tolo
Editors Emeriti:
James D. Heckman, and Henry R. Cowell
Deputy Editor Emeritus for Research:
Albert H. Burstein
American Editorial Board
Thomas W. Bauer, Deputy Editor for Research
Thomas D. Brown, Deputy Editor for Research
Robert W. Bucholz, Deputy Editor for Adult Reconstruction and Trauma
Charles R. Clark, Deputy Editor for Adult Reconstruction and Spine
Brent Graham, Deputy Editor for Methodology and Biostatistics
Andrew Green, Deputy Editor for the Upper Extremity
James D. Heckman, Deputy Editor for Foot and Ankle
James H. Herndon, Deputy Editor for Education and CME
Alan S. Hilibrand, Deputy Editor for AOA Publications
Michelle A. James, Deputy Editor for the Upper Extremity
Jeffrey N. Katz, Deputy Editor for Methodology and Biostatistics
Elena Losina, Deputy Editor for Methodology and Biostatistics
Mark D. Miller, Deputy Editor for Sports Medicine
Sanjeev Sabharwal, Deputy Editor for Current Concepts Reviews
Paul D. Sponseller, Deputy Editor for Pediatrics
Dempsey S. Springfield, Deputy Editor for Instructional Course Lectures
Marc F. Swiontkowski, Deputy Editor for Outcome Studies and Trauma
Stephen R. Thompson, Deputy Editor for Video
Robert G. Marx, Associate Editor for Evidence-Based Orthopaedics
Rick W. Wright, Associate Editor for Evidence-Based Orthopaedics
Charles Carroll IV, Coordinator of Ethics in Practice
International Deputy Editors
Jean-Noel A. Argenson, Marseille, France
Lars Engebretsen, Oslo, Norway
Christian Gerber, Zurich, Switzerland
Eng Lee, Singapore
Konstantinos N. Malizos, Larissa, Greece
Johannes M. Rueger, Hamburg, Germany
Daisuke Togawa, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
Board of Associate Editors
David D. Aronsson, Burlington, Vermont
David C. Ayers, Worcester, Massachusetts
Robert L. Barrack, St. Louis, Missouri
Kyle J. Jeray, Greenville, South Carolina
Scott H. Kozin, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ronald W. Lindsey, Galveston, Texas
Terrance Peabody, Chicago, Illinois
Board of Consulting Editors for Research
H. Clarke Anderson, Kansas City, Kansas
Steven Arnoczky, East Lansing, Michigan
Scott Boden, Atlanta, Georgia
Joseph A. Buckwalter, Iowa City, Iowa
Charles Cornell, New York, N.Y.
Kathleen Derwin, Cleveland, Ohio
Michael Klein, Birmingham, Alabama
Keith Markolf, Los Angeles, California
Edward McCarthy Jr., Baltimore, Maryland
Harry A. McKellop, Los Angeles, California
Javad Parvizi, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Terrance D. Peabody, Chicago, Illinois
Scott A. Rodeo, New York, N.Y.
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Incorporated
Board of Trustees
Stuart L. Weinstein, Chairman
James H. Beaty, Vice-Chairman
Richard H. Gelberman, Treasurer
Peter J. Stern, Secretary
Edward N. Hanley Jr.
Terry R. Light
Andrew J. Weiland
Daniel J. Berry
Morris W. Offit
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The American Orthopaedic Association
President: Terrance D. Peabody
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Rosemont, Illinois 60018
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
President: John R. Tongue
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Rosemont, Illinois 60018