Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Discipline	Orthopedics and sports medicine
Language	English
Edited  by	William M. Ricci, MD
Publication details
History	1987-present
Publisher	Lippincott Williams & Wilkins  (United States)
Frequency	Monthly
Impact factor	2.3 (2022)
Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt )
ISO 4	J. Orthop. Trauma
Indexing CODEN (alt  · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR  · NLM (alt) · Scopus
ISSN	0890-5339  (print) 1531-2291  (web)
OCLC  no.	14257379
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The Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma is a monthly, peer-reviewed, orthopaedic journal published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. It was established in 1987. The editor in chief is William M. Ricci, MD. ^{[1] [2]}

This journal is the official publication of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, International Society for Fracture Repair, Belgian Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Japan Fracture Society, and the Canadian Orthopaedic Trauma Society. ^[3]

Aims and scope

Topical coverage includes hard and soft tissue trauma, pertaining to the following types of injuries: ligament, bone, muscle, spinal cord, and tendons. Diagnoses and management of these injuries is also covered. Furthermore, methods and tools are covered such as advancements in surgical instruments, effective diagnostics, and advancements in surgical procedures. Prostheses and implants are also covered by this journal, as well as bioplastics and biometals, physical therapy, and rehabilitation. ^[3]

Highly cited articles

• Sirkin, M; Sanders, R; Dipasquale, T; Herscovici Jr, D (1999). "A staged protocol for soft tissue management in the treatment of complex pilon fractures". Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 13 (2): 78–84. doi:10.1097/00005131-199902000-00002. PMID   10052780.
• Younger, EM; Chapman, MW (1989). "Morbidity at bone graft donor sites". Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 3 (3): 192–5. doi:10.1097/00005131-198909000-00002. PMID   2809818.
• Sirkin, M; Sanders, R; Dipasquale, T; Herscovici Jr, D (1999). "A staged protocol for soft tissue management in the treatment of complex pilon fractures". Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 13 (2): 78–84. doi:10.1097/00005131-199902000-00002. PMID   10052780.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in the following databases: ^{[2] [4]}

• Science Citation Index
• SciSearch
• Current Contents/Clinical Medicine
• Index Medicus
• MEDLINE
• PubMed

References

1. "home page". Bibliographic information and some online access here. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. December 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
2. "NLM catalong". Bibliographic information for this journal. U.S. National Library of Medicine. December 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
3. "About the journal". Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. December 9, 2010.
4. "Master Journal List". Databases that list this journal. Thomson Reuters. December 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-10.