''The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery'' is a biweekly

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in the field of

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. It is published by the non-profit corporation The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc. It was established as the ''Transactions of the American Orthopedic Association'' in 1889, published by the

American Orthopedic Association American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, pe ...

. In 1903, volume 16 of the ''Transactions'' became the first volume of the ''American Journal of Orthopedic Surgery'', which was renamed ''Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery'' in 1919 and also became the official journal of the British Orthopaedic Association. The journal obtained its current name in 1921. As of 2016, it had a ''Journal Citation Reports'' impact factor of 4.8 and ranking of 10/197 (surgery), 2/76 (orthopedics). The journal became the organ of the newly founded

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in 1933. A British volume was established in 1948, using the name under license from the American volume. In 1954, the American journal incorporated itself as a non-profit organization. The British volume was published by The British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery, a registered charity in the United Kingdom. The American and British volumes were completely independent of each other, and had completely different content. The British volume was renamed '' The Bone & Joint Journal'' in 2013.

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Societies

The journal is the official scientific journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and is affiliated with the

American Orthopaedic Association American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, pe ...

, Eastern Orthopaedic Association, Mid-America Orthopaedic Association, and the Western Orthopaedic Association. ''The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, British volume'' (now titled ''The Bone and Joint Journal'') was the official journal of the

Australian Orthopaedic Association The Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA) is a not for profit organisation that represents over 1800 Australian orthopaedic surgeons. History The association was formed over several meetings in 1936. At the first, 6 October 1936, a subcommi ...

, British Orthopaedic Association,

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European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology European, or Europeans, or Europeneans, may refer to: In general * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to Europe ** Ethnic groups in Europe ** Demographics of Europe ** European cuisine, the cuisines of Europe a ...

European Orthopaedic Research Society European, or Europeans, or Europeneans, may refer to: In general * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to Europe ** Ethnic groups in Europe ** Demographics of Europe ** European cuisine, the cuisines of Europe a ...

Irish Orthopaedic Association Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

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, and the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, The Orthopedics journals Surgery journals Publications established in 1889 Biweekly journals English-language journals

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