''Prosthetics and Orthotics International'' is a

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that publishes papers in the field of orthopedics. The journal's

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is Dr. David Boone (Orthocare Innovations, Edmonds, Washington, USA). It has been in publication since 1977 and is currently published by

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on behalf of

International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics The International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) is a non-governmental organization of people working in or interested in prosthetics, orthotics, mobility and assistive devices technology. It was founded in 1970 in Copenhagen, Denma ...

Scope

''Prosthetics and Orthotics International'' is aimed at all professionals who have an interest in the medical, clinical, rehabilitation and research aspects of prosthetics, orthotics and rehabilitation engineering and their related topics. The journal is multidisciplinary and publishes review articles, experimental and clinical research papers.

Abstracting and indexing

'' Prosthetics and Orthotics International '' is abstracted and indexed in, among other databases:

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, and the Sciences Citation Index. According to the ''

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'', its 2018

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is 1.482, ranking it 37 out of 65 journals in the category ‘Rehabilitation’. and 50 out of 76 journals in the category "Orthopedics".

References

External links

* * {{Official website, http://www.ispoint.org, ISPO official website SAGE Publishing academic journals English-language journals