''Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica'' is a peer-reviewed medical journal published bi-monthly by the

Turkish Association of Orthopaedics and Traumatology Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

. It is also the official journal of the Turkish Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. The journal is included in the Science Citation Index Expanded,

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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 is the identification of the nature and cause of a certain phenomenon. Diagnosis is used in many different disciplines, with variations in the use of logic, analytics, and experience, to determine " cause and effect". In systems engin ...

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

orthopedics Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics ( alternatively spelt orthopaedics), is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal ...

and

traumatology In medicine, traumatology (from Greek ''trauma'', meaning injury or wound) 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. ...

. 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

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Turkish Association of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Turkish Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
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