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Reviewer of the Month (2024)

In 2024, AOJ reviewers continue to make outstanding contributions to the peer review process. They demonstrated professional effort and enthusiasm in their reviews and provided comments that genuinely help the authors to enhance their work.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding reviewers, with a brief interview of their thoughts and insights as a reviewer. Allow us to express our heartfelt gratitude for their tremendous effort and valuable contributions to the scientific process.

New Impact Factor for Annals of Joint: 0.5

We are pleased to announce that Annals of Joint (AOJ) has attained its new impact factor for the 2023 citation year: 0.5

The release of the journal’s new impact factor is not only a significant achievement for the journal but also the recognition of its more significant scientific reach. Here, we would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all our editorial team members, guest editors, authors, and reviewers for their significant contributions.

Annals of Joint 2023 CiteScore Released: 1.1

We are pleased to announce that the Annals of Joint (AOJ) has received its 2023 CiteScore: 1.1, ranking 231 out of 321 journals in the Orthopedics and Sports Medicine category.

Furthermore, we are delighted to highlight the remarkable achievements made by all AME journals in the CiteScore ranking.

Annals of Joint is accepted for indexing in PubMed/PubMed Central(PMC)

We are happy to announce that Annals of Joint has been accepted for indexing in PubMed/PubMed Central (PMC), a free digital archive database of full-text journal literature in biomedical and life sciences. All articles published since 2022, beginning with Vol 7(1), will be fully indexed in PMC and accessible via PubMed, a search engine/database of biomedical citations and abstracts.

Interviews with Outstanding Authors (2024)

In 2024, many AOJ authors make outstanding contributions to our journal. Their articles published with us have received very well feedback in the field and stimulate a lot of discussions and new insights among the peers.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding authors who have been making immense efforts in their research fields, with a brief interview of their unique perspective and insightful view as authors.

Announcement of AOJ New Co-Editor-in-Chief

The editorial office is pleased to announce that Dr. Albert Lin is taking on the role of Co-Editor-in-Chief of Annals of Joint (AOJ) in tandem with Dr. Dongquan Shi and Dr. Shiro Ikegawa, effective from February 2024. Please join us in wishing Dr. Lin all the best in his new role!

AOJ Annual Report 2023

Greetings from the Editorial Office of AOJ!

We are pleased to share the 2023 Annual Report of Annals of Joint.

We would especially like to express our sincere gratitude to the editorial board members, guest editors, reviewers, authors and readers for all your support and contributions to AOJ.

We wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous 2024!

AOJ Editorial Office

Postoperative healing and complications based on anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction graft type

Graphical depiction of mechanical strength changes during the different phases of ligamentization. As shown, there is a sharp decrease in strength during the months corresponding with the early healing into the proliferation phase, with a gradual return in strength during the months corresponding with the maturation phase.

All-inside suture meniscal repair using suture passer

Meniscal tear patterns. Illustrations showing appearances of different meniscal tears.

Total knee arthroplasty after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a narrative review

Example of cemented modular total knee replacement (tibial component with offset stem) in a right knee of a 65-year-old female patient suffering from knee osteoarthritis after ACL reconstruction. Hardware (metallic interference screws have been removed during surgery). (A) An anteroposterior view. (B) Lateral view. ACL, anterior cruciate ligament.

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Editorial

Inflammation of the tibiofemoral joint: inflammatory mediators, treatment, and long-term effects

Nicholas N. DePhillipo

Annals of Joint

2024;

(30 July 2024)

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Review Article

Knee osteonecrosis after SARS-CoV-2 infection: a systematic case-based review

Pierangelo Za, Giuseppe Francesco Papalia, Fabrizio Russo, Sebastiano Vasta, Gianluca Vadalà, Rocco Papalia

Annals of Joint

2024;

(30 July 2024)

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Postoperative healing and complications based on anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction graft type

Evan Boyd, Nathan K. Endres, Andrew G. Geeslin

Annals of Joint

2024;

(30 July 2024)

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All-inside suture meniscal repair using suture passer

Ryohei Uchida, Shuji Horibe, Tomoki Ohori, Konsei Shino

Annals of Joint

2024;

(30 July 2024)

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Review Article

Evolving concepts in the treatment of posterior shoulder instability with glenohumeral bone loss

Myra Trivellas, Benjamin Hoyt, Steven Bokshan, Jonathan F. Dickens, Brian C. Lau

Annals of Joint

2024;

(30 July 2024)

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Inflammatory biomarkers and state of the tibiofemoral joint in the osteoarthritic knee: a narrative review

Mitchell Iung Kennedy, Conner P. Olson, Nicholas N. DePhillipo, Adam J. Tagliero, Robert F. LaPrade, Nicholas I. Kennedy

Annals of Joint

2024;

(30 July 2024)

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Chronic anterior shoulder instability with bone loss: a practical approach

Philippe Landreau, Antoine Catteeuw, Ibrahim Altayar

Annals of Joint

2024;

(30 July 2024)

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Review Article

Total knee arthroplasty after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a narrative review

Mattia Alessio-Mazzola, Nicolo’ Biavardi, Giuseppe Solarino, Giuseppe Marongiu, Vincenzo Salini, Giacomo Placella

Annals of Joint

2024;

(30 July 2024)

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Review Article

Removal of uncemented components: hope for the best, prepare for the worst—technical tips and tricks

C. Michael Goplen, Jacob Munro

Annals of Joint

2024;

(30 July 2024)

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Original Article

Interpreting the pharmacological mechanisms of Juanbi recipe on rheumatoid arthritis through network pharmacology, molecular docking

Ruoyu Wang, Xiaomin Chen, Song Gong, Bo Wang, Weihua Xu

Annals of Joint

2024;

(30 July 2024)

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The impact of metabolic syndrome on clinical outcomes following total knee arthroplasty in osteoarthritis patients

Jun Lu, Bing Wei, Jihao Xu, Zhuang Li

Annals of Joint

2024;

(30 July 2024)

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Review Article

Management of acetabular bone loss in revision total hip replacement: a narrative literature review

Awadhesh K. Pandey, William A. Zuke, Peter Surace, Atul F. Kamath

Annals of Joint

2024;

(30 April 2024)

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Review Article

Techniques for abductor reattachment in proximal femoral replacement for non-oncological reconstructions: a narrative review

Matteo Innocenti, Filippo Leggieri, Davide Stimolo, Mattia Carminati, Carulli Christian, Roberto Civinini

Annals of Joint

2024;

(30 April 2024)

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Principles for optimizing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction outcomes in elite athletes: a review of current techniques

Morgan D. Homan, Jacob A. Braaten, Mark T. Banovetz, Jill K. Monson, Nicholas I. Kennedy, Robert F. LaPrade

Annals of Joint

2024;

(30 April 2024)

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Proximal femoral defect classifications in revision total hip arthroplasty from X-rays imaging to advanced 3D imaging: a narrative review

Giuseppe Marongiu, Lorenzo Leinardi, Stefano Mauro Antuofermo, Alessio Pili, Marco Verona, Daniel Kendoff, Biagio Zampogna, Antonio Capone

Annals of Joint

2024;

(30 April 2024)

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Review Article

Arthroscopic management of pediatric ankle fractures: a systematic review

Kempland C. Walley, Anthony N. Baumann, Deven P. Curtis, Tania Mamdouhi, Albert T. Anastasio, Samuel B. Adams

Annals of Joint

2024;

(30 April 2024)

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Review Article

Arthroscopic suture bridge fixation for acute bony Bankart with anterior glenohumeral instability: a case report and narrative review

Jeffery D. St. Jeor, Thomas W. Mason, Mark A. Glover, Nicholas A. Trasolini, Brian R. Waterman

Annals of Joint

2024;

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Review Article

Glenoid augmentation for subcritical bone loss: a narrative review

Daniel J. Cognetti, Mikalyn T. DeFoor, Robert U. Hartzler, Andrew J. Sheean

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Surgical Technique

The pie-crust surgical technique for medial collateral ligament release: enhancing visualization of the medial compartment in knee arthroscopy

Francesco Bosco, Fortunato Giustra, Alessandro Ghirri, Domenico Lewis Battaglia, Marcello Capella, Alessandro Massè

Annals of Joint

2024;

(30 April 2024)

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Original Article

Changes of peripheral blood α-L-fucosidase activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study

Xiao-Gang Zhou, Hui He, Kun Yuan

Annals of Joint

2024;

(30 April 2024)

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Review Article

The low back pain in patients with hip osteoarthritis: current knowledge on the diagnosis, mechanism and treatment outcome

Weijun Wang, Minghui Sun, Zhihong Xu, Yong Qiu, Wenjie Weng

Published online: 28 June 2016

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Review Article

The psychology of the female athlete: how mental health and wellness mediate sports performance, injury and recovery

Christina P. Herrero, Neha Jejurikar, Cordelia W. Carter

Published online: 15 October 2021

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Review Article

Managing acromial fractures: prevention and treatment, both nonoperative and operative

Christopher D. Joyce, Adam J. Seidl

Published online: 27 December 2018

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Original Article

Treatment of subchondral insufficiency fracture of the knee by subchondroplasty

Marcelo Batista Bonadio, Pedro Nogueira Giglio, Camilo Partezani Helito, Hugo Pereira da Silva, Riccardo Gomes Gobbi, Gilberto Luis Camanho, Marco Kawamura Demange

Published online: 15 October 2020

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Original Article

Efficacy of corticosteroid injection for subacromial impingement syndrome

Kirsten D. Garvey, Muriel J. Solberg, Andrew Cai, Elizabeth G. Matzkin

Published online: 20 July 2018

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Review Article

Clinical anatomy and stabilizers of the glenohumeral joint

Gregory Gasbarro, Benjamin Bondow, Richard Debski

Published online: 26 October 2017

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Review Article

Osteoarthritis of the hip: aetiology, pathophysiology and current aspects of management

Nemandra Sandiford, Daniel Kendoff, Sarah Muirhead-Allwood

Published online: 15 January 2020

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Review Article

Which patient reported outcomes to collect after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Fabien Meta, Vincent A. Lizzio, Toufic R. Jildeh, Eric C. Makhni

Published online: 25 May 2017

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Review Article

Functional assessments for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction return to sport

Elmar Herbst, Guido Wierer, Felix Fischer, Peter Gföller, Christian Hoser, Christian Fink

Published online: 30 June 2017

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Review Article

Chondral and osteochondral lesions in the patellofemoral joint: when and how to manage

Seth L. Sherman, Dimitri M. Thomas, Jack Farr II

Published online: 21 June 2018

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Review Article

Rehabilitation and return to sports after anterior shoulder stabilization

Adam Popchak, Brittany Patterson-Lynch, Heather Christain, James J. Irrgang

Published online: 31 October 2017

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Review Article

Glenoid fractures: which ones can be fixed through the scope?

Christopher D. Joyce, Joseph A. Abboud

Published online: 15 October 2020

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Review Article

Complications and pitfalls of direct anterior approach total hip arthroplasty

Julie R. McMullen, Fabrizio d’Adda di Fagagna, Bianca C. Bernardo, Mike B. Anderson, Jeremy M. Gililland

Published online: 10 May 2018

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The current management of patients with patellofemoral pain from the physical therapist’s perspective

Jacob John Capin, Lynn Snyder-Mackler

Published online: 14 May 2018

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Surgical Technique

Surgical technique of direct anterior approach for total hip arthroplasty on a standard operating room table

David C. Holst, Marc R. Angerame, Charlie C. Yang

Published online: 26 April 2018

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Review Article

Periprosthetic humerus fractures: classification, management, and review of the literature

Aaron Gebrelul, Adam Green, Timothy Schacherer, Michael Khazzam

Published online: 14 June 2018

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Review Article

Pre-operative planning for reverse shoulder replacement: the surgical benefits and their clinical translation

José A. Rodríguez, Vahid Entezari, Joseph P. Iannotti, Eric T. Ricchetti

Published online: 10 January 2019

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Review Article

Posterolateral corner repair and reconstruction: overview of current techniques

Carlos Eduardo Franciozi, Marcelo Seiji Kubota, Rene Jorge Abdalla, Moises Cohen, Marcus Vinícius Malheiros Luzo, Robert F. LaPrade

Published online: 08 November 2018

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Surgical Technique

Surgical approaches for total hip arthroplasty

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Published online: 22 May 2018

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Charcot midfoot reconstruction—surgical technique based on deformity patterns

Venu Kavarthapu, Alexandros Vris

Published online: 15 July 2020

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Journal Highlight more

The Annals of Joint, launched in March 2016, indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index(ESCI), Scopus and PubMed/PubMed Central(PMC), is an open-access, peer-reviewed online journal, providing an interdisciplinary forum for the rapid publication of original articles, editorials, technical notes, case reports and reviews on clinical, translational and basic aspects of bone and joint, including but not limited to, knee injuries, hip replacement, spine surgery, elbow arthroscopy, shoulder instability, osteoarthritis, trauma, osteosarcoma, etc.