Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica is a peer-reviewed

Peer review

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 medical journal published bi-monthly by the Turkish Association of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. It is also the official journal of the Turkish Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. The journal is included in the Science Citation Index Expanded

Science Citation Index

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, Index Medicus

Index medicus

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, and TUBITAK-ULAKBIM.

History

Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica was established in 1962 and published semi-annually until 1974 after which publication was quarterly. The journal has been published 6 times a year since 1988. Articles have been peer-reviewed since 1991.

Scope

The journal publishes articles pertaining to diagnostic

Diagnosis

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, treatment, and prevention methods as well as studies in basic sciences related to orthopedics

Orthopedics

Orthopedics is the study of the musculoskeletal system. The Greek word 'ortho' means straight or correct and 'pedics' comes from the Greek 'pais' meaning children. For many centuries, orthopedists have been involved in the treatment of crippled children...

 and traumatology

Traumatology

Traumatology is the study of wounds and injuries caused by accidents or violence to a person, and the surgical therapy and repair of the damage. Traumatology is a branch of medicine. It is often considered a subset of surgery and in countries without the specialty of trauma surgery it is most...

. Article types published are:

• Clinical and research articles
• Case reports
• Personal clinical and technical experiences that merit originality
• Brief reports of original studies or evaluations
• Book reviews
• Domestic and foreign article abstracts, data submitted at conferences

External links

• Turkish Association of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
• Turkish Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology