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History

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery had its origin as the Transactions of the American Orthopedic Association. The first volume of that journal 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 Volume I (new series). The present title, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, was adopted in 1922. In 1948, A (American) and B (British) volumes were established. The American Volume, which is the senior, allows the British Volume to use the title that we share. The American Orthopaedic Association remained the owner of The Journal until 1954, when an independent non-profit corporation, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc., was established.

Contributions from anywhere in the world are welcome and are considered on their merits. The manuscript must be written in English and should be submitted in the form outlined in Instructions to Authors. Manuscripts are subjected 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.

The American and British Volumes function independently. We cooperate in matters of general policy such as finance, advertising, printing, and distribution, but we do not discuss individual papers. Our methods of editing and our styles differ to some extent; our contents are totally different.

Masthead

Editor and Chairman Board of Editors:
JAMES D. HECKMAN

Editor Emeritus: HENRY R. COWELL
Deputy Editors Emeriti: ALBERT H. BURSTEIN, LAWRENCE C. ROSENBERG

American Editorial Board
ROBERT W. BUCHOLZ, Deputy Editor for Adult Reconstructive Surgery and Trauma
CHARLES R. CLARK, Deputy Editor for Adult Reconstruction and Spine
THOMAS A. EINHORN, Deputy Editor for Current Concepts Reviews
BRENT GRAHAM, Deputy Editor for Methodology and Biostatistics
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
VINCENT D. PELLEGRINI Jr., Deputy Editor for Surgical Techniques
DEMPSEY S. SPRINGFIELD, Deputy Editor for Instructional Course Lectures
PETER STERN, Deputy Editor for the Upper Extremity
MARC F. SWIONTKOWSKI, Deputy Editor for Outcome Studies and Trauma
VERNON T. TOLO, Deputy Editor for Pediatric Orthopaedics
ALAN S. HILIBRAND, Deputy Editor for AOA Publications
KEN YAMAGUCHI, Deputy Editor for the Upper Extremity
JAMES G. WRIGHT, Associate Editor for Evidence-Based Orthopaedics
RICK W. WRIGHT, Associate Editor for Evidence-Based Orthopaedics
JAMES D. CAPOZZI, Coordinator of Ethics in Practice
STEPHEN A. ALBANESE, Syracuse, New York
LEON S. BENSON, Glenview, Illinois
EDWARD Y. CHENG, Minneapolis, Minnesota
JOHN CLOHISY, St. Louis, Missouri
MARYBETH EZAKI, Dallas, Texas
ANDREW GREEN, Providence, Rhode Island
MARK R. HUTCHINSON, Chicago, Illinois
NORMAN JOHANSON, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
SETH S. LEOPOLD, Seattle, Washington

Board of Consulting Editors for Research
THOMAS W. BAUER, Deputy Editor for Research
CLARE M. RIMNAC, Deputy Editor for Research
H. CLARKE ANDERSON, Kansas City, Kansas
STEVEN ARNOCZKY, East Lansing, Michigan
SCOTT BODEN, Atlanta, Georgia
THOMAS D. BROWN, Iowa City, Iowa
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
JAMES H. HERNDON, Chairman
CECIL H. RORABECK, Vice-Chairman
DAN M. SPENGLER, Treasurer
EDWARD N. HANLEY Jr., Secretary
JAMES D. HECKMAN, Editor
MICHAEL A. SIMON
VERNON T. TOLO
STUART L. WEINSTEIN
RICHARD H. GELBERMAN

The American Orthopaedic Association
President: VINCENT D. PELLEGRINI Jr.
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The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
President: JOSEPH D. ZUCKERMAN
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