Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Published in Association with Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association
Other Titles in:
Orthopedics, Biomechanics & Sports Medicine | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Surgery
Orthopedics, Biomechanics & Sports Medicine | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Surgery
eISSN:
23094990 | ISSN:
10225536 | Current volume: 32 | Current issue: 3
Frequency: 3 Times/Year
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery (OSJ) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal which focusses on publishing original reviews and research articles on all aspects of orthopaedic surgery. The journal welcomes and will publish materials of a diverse nature, from basic science research to clinical trials and surgical techniques. Please see the Aims and Scope tab for further information.
This is the official journal of the Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association.
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery is an open access peer-reviewed journal publishing original reviews and research articles on all aspects of orthopaedics and traumatology. Manuscripts dealing with (but not limited to) the following areas will be considered:
· Basic science and translational research
· Spine Surgery
· Sports and arthroscopic surgery
· Joint replacement surgeries
· Upper limb surgeries
· Musculoskeletal oncology
· Paediatric orthopaedics
· Rehabilitation
· Traumatology
Editor-in-Chief
| Frankie Leung | Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
Deputy Editor
| Edward Ted Mah | Department of Orthopaedics & Trauma, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, SA Health, Flinders University of South Australia, Australia |
Emeritus Editor
| Kenneth Cheung | Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| David Fang | Centre for Orthopaedic Surgery, Hong Kong |
Section Editor - Spine
| Alpaslan Senkoylu | Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Gazi University, Turkey |
Section Editor - Hip
| David SK Choon | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia |
Section Editor - Paediatric Orthopaedics
| James Hui | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery National University Health System, National University of Singapore, 1E Kent Ridge Road, Singapore |
| Bobby Kin Wah NG | Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Section Editor - Trauma
| Christian Fang | Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Zsolt Janos Balogh | Department of Traumatology, John Hunter Hospital and University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
Section Editor- Elbow and Shoulder
| In-Ho Jeon | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea |
| Edward Ted Mah | Department of Orthopaedics & Trauma, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, SA Health, Flinders University of South Australia, Australia |
Section Editor - Sport
| A Merter Ozenci | Medical Park Antalya Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics, Antalya, Turkey |
| Wong Tak Man | Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
Section Editor - Basic Science
| Daisuke Sakai | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, Japan |
Section Editor - Musculoskeletal Oncology
| Vivek Ajit Singh | Consultant Orthopaedic Oncologist, University Malaya Medical Centre, Lembah Pantai,59100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Section Editor - Knee
| Nicolaas C. Budhiparama | Department of Orthopaedic & Traumatology, Department of Vocational Studies, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia |
| Sujit Kumar Tripathy | Additional Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, India |
Section Editor - Foot And Ankle
| Richard Buckley | Department of Orthopaedics, University of Calgary, Canada |
Section Editor- Hand and Microsurgery
| Margaret Fok | Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
Section Editor – Statistics
| Daniel Yee Tak Fong | School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
Corresponding Editors
| Azlina Abbas | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA |
| Shankar Acharya | Department of Spine Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Rajinder Nagar New Delhi, India |
| Saw Aik | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur 59100, Malaysia |
| Paul Allcock | Lyell McEwin Hospital, Elizabeth Vale, SA Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia |
| Asavamongkolkul Apichat | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Alaric Aroojis | Centre for Bone & Joint, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Four Bungalows, Andheri (W), Mumbai - 400053, India |
| Zsolt J. Balogh | John Hunter Hospital and University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia |
| Massimo Balsano | Regional spinal Department of Verona |
| Jorge Daniel Barla | Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Thierry Begue | Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Antoine Beclere Hospital, Univ Paris, paris, France |
| Simon N. Bell | Department of Surgery, Monash University School of Clinical Science at Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia |
| Haluk Berk | Dept of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Inciralti, 35340 Izmir, Turkey |
| Kai Cao | Spine Surgery, Orthopedics Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, China |
| Ying Kei Chan | Room 2001, 20/F, Hing Wai Building, 36 Queen’s road central, Hong Kong SAR |
| Cholawish Chanlalit | Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand |
| Hang Cheong Cheng | Hong Kong |
| Jason Pui Yin Cheung | Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Esther Ching San Chow | Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong |
| Tae-Joon Cho | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul,Republic of Korea, South Korea |
| Tsz Lung Choi | Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong |
| Tanainit Chotanaputi | Pramongkutklao Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Wang Chow | Division of Joint Replacement Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 5/F, Professional Block, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong |
| Charles Ch Li | North District Hospital, Hong Kong, CN |
| Andrew Clarke | Middlemore Hospital, Otahuhu, Auckland 1640, New Zealand |
| Damian Cy Mak | Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, North District Hospital, Hong Kong |
| Shamal Das De | Singapore |
| Ashish D Diwan | Spine Service, Suite 16, L5, St George Private Hospital, Kogarah, NSW 2217, Australia |
| Klaus Dresing | Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery and Plastic Surgery, University Medicine Göttingen, Georg-August-University, Robert-Koch-Strasse 40, 37075 Göttingen, Germany |
| Christian Fang | Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Margaret Fok | Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Henry Chun Him Fu | Division of Joint Replacement Surgery Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology Queen Mary Hospital,102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong |
| Hiroshi Fujita | Institute for Joint Replacement, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyoto Katsura Hospital, Yamada-hirao-cho, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8256, Japan |
| Boris Fung | Division of hand surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| John George | Department Of Biomedical Imaging, Faculty Of Medicine, University of Malaya, Malaysia |
| Ashish Gupta | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia |
| Ravi Gupta | Government Medical College Hospital, Chandigarh, India |
| Hiroshi Hashizum | Lecturer, Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama-city, 641-8510, Japan |
| Taku Hatta | Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tohoku Rosai Hospital, Sendai, Japan |
| Michael Hayes | Orthopaedic Division, SPORTSMED·SA, 32 Payneham Road, Stepney, S Aus,5069, Australia |
| Sheung-tung Ho | Hong Kong |
| Wai-Yip Ho | Division of General Orthopaedics and oncology, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Wing Yuk Ip | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong |
| Keita Ito | Department of Biomedical Engineering, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB EINDHOVEN, Netherlands |
| Ashok Johari | Children's Orthopaedic Centre, 2nd Floor, Bobby Apartments, 143 L. J. Road, Mahim (W), Mumbai 400016, India |
| Jose Antonio San Juan | Department of Orthopaedics, Chong Hua Hospital, Cebu City, Philippines |
| Takashi Kaito | Spine section, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan |
| Kaewpornsawan Kamolporn | Chief of Paediatric Orthopaedic Section, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, 2 Prannok Road,Bangkoknoi, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand |
| Aashay Kekatpure | Apollo Spectra Mumbai, Wockhardt Hospital Mumbai, PKC Hospital, Navi Mumbai, India |
| Michael P. Kelly | Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA |
| Chan Chee Ken | Malaysia |
| Mauricio Kfuri | James P. Stannard and Carolyn A. Stannard Distinguished Professor in Orthopedic Surgery, Surgery of the Knee and Orthopedic Trauma, Missouri Orthopaedic Institute - University of Missouri, USA |
| Erica Kholinne | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Khalid I. Khoshhal | Professor of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Almadinah Almunawwarah, Saudi Arabia |
| Joyce SB Koh | Senior Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore |
| Kenny Kwan | Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Mun Keong Kwan | Professor and Head of Spine Unit, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Ernest Kwek | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore |
| Hau Yan Kwok | Asia Pacific (HK) Orthopaedics and Spine Centre, Rm 531, Central Building, 1 Pedder Street, Central, Hong Kong |
| Ying-Lee Lam | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Tak-Wing Lau | Hong Kong |
| Somsak Leechavengvongs | Upper extremity and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Institute of Orthopedics, Lerdsin General hospital, Silom Road, Bangkok 10500, Thailand |
| Victor YL Leung | Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Denny TT Lie | Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore |
| David Limb BSc, MB BS, FRCS | Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, UK |
| Mark Chii-Jeng Lin | Department of Orthopedics, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan |
| Samuel Ka Kin Ling | Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, North District Hospital, Hong Kong |
| Bo Liu | Department of Hand Surgery, Beijing Ji Shui Tan Hospital, Beijing, P.R.China |
| William Lu | Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Room 907, Lab Block, 21 Sassoon Road, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong |
| Yi Lu | Sports Medicine Department, Beijing Ji Shui Tan Hospital, China |
| Arjandas Mahadev | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore |
| Kin Cheung Mak | Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Chun Man Ma | Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, North District Hospital, Hong Kong |
| Yukihiro Matsuyama | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu city, Shizuoka, Japan |
| Azhar Merican | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA |
| Berton R Moed | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 3635 Vista Avenue, 7th Floor Desloge Towers, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA |
| Christopher Morrey | Australia |
| Amanda My Slocum | Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, North District Hospital, Hong Kong |
| Ronald My Wong | Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong |
| Cho Nam-Su | Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Cheil Orthopedic Hospital, Seoul, Korea |
| Yamamoto Nobuyuki | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan |
| Seiji Ohtori | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan |
| Eijiro Okada | Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saiseikai Central Hospital, Japan |
| Richard Page | Deakin University Barwon Health, Australia |
| Kichul Park | Republic of Korea |
| Andre Pontoh | Knee & Sports Division, Orthopaedic Department, Fatmawati Hospital - Jakarta, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Vidyadhara S | HOD & Consultant Spine Surgeon, Manipal Spine Care Center, Manipal Hospital, 98, Rustam Bagh, HAL-Airport Road, Bangalore - 560017, INDIA |
| Dino Samartzis | Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Alpaslan Senkoylu | Professor of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Gazi University, Turkey |
| Lori Setton | Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Orthopaedic Surgery, William Bevan Professor of Biomedical Engineering & Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University, Box 90281, 136 Hudson Hall, Durham, NC 27708, USA |
| Wan Yiu Shen | Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 30 Gascoigne Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong |
| Charanjeet Singh, MD | Gleneagles hospital Kuala Lumpur |
| Kwai Ming Siu | Dept of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Princess Margaret Hospital, 2-10 Princess Margaret Hospital Road, Lai Chi Kok, Hong Kong |
| Yuk Chuen Siu | North District Hospital, Hong Kong, CN |
| Lucian Bogdan Solomon | The University of Adelaide and Clinical Academic Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia |
| Oliver Stokes | Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre, Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Barrack Road, Exeter, UK |
| Aree Tanavalee | Department of Orthopaedics, Chulalongkorn, Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand |
| Apivatthakakul Theerachai | Chiangmai University, Thailand |
| Gary Tw Chan | Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong |
| Tanawat Vaseenon | Orthopaedic department, faculty of medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand |
| Shaojie Wang | Department of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, Fujian, China |
| Wilson Ee Jen Wang | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University of Singapore, Singapore |
| Yifei Wang | Department of Orthopaedic Oncology, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China |
| Kota Watanabe | Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinonomachi, Shinjyuku-ku Tokyo, Japan |
| Klaus Wenda | Chair of Bone, Joint and Spine Center, HSK Wiesbaden, Germany |
| Hok Leung Wong | Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong |
| Jimmy Wong | Hong Kong |
| Kam Yiu Wong | Princess Margaret Hospital, Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong |
| Samson Wong | Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong |
| Wong Tak Man | Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Yat Wa Wong | Division of Joint Replacement Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 5/F, Professional Block, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong |
| Siu Bon, Anson Woo | Kwong Wah Hospital, 25 Waterloo Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong |
| Mitsuru Yagi | Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Japan |
| Shu-Hua Yang | Department of Orthopedics, Medical School, National Taiwan University, Taiwan |
| Cho Yau Lo | Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, North District Hospital, Hong Kong |
| Sai Hung Yeung | 5/F, Flat B, Braemar Hill Mansion, 37 Braemar Hill Road, North Point, Hong Kong |
| Yeung Yeung | Hong Kong |
| Çaglar Yilgör | Acibadem University, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Qi Yin | Department of Musculoskeletal Science, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, L69 3GA, UK |
| Kazuo Yonenobu | Graduate School of Health Care Science, Jikei Institute, Japan |
| Taek-Rim Yoon | Chonnam National University, Republic of Korea |
| Kwok Yung Yuen | Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong |
| Li Zhao | Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Xin-Hua Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai,200092, China |
| Zhaomin Zheng | Department of Spine Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China |
Corresponding Editors for Statistics
| Derek Yee Tak Cheung | School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong |
| Seifedine Kadry | Faculty of Sciences, Beirut Arab University |
| Chun Fan Lee | Centre for Quantitative Medicine, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore |
| Eric Wan | Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong |
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