Abstract
BackgroundThe purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare publishing characteristics in foot and ankle trauma articles published in two subspecialty journals and two general orthopedic journals.MethodsAll trauma articles related to foot and ankle surgery published from five different time intervals over a 20-year period were collected and the following was analyzed: authorship, level of evidence, type of study, citations, and geographic region.ResultsFoot and Ankle International (FAI) had the highest percentage of last and corresponding authors that were fellowship-trained in foot and ankle. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery American and British volumes (JBJS(A) and JBJS(B), respectively) and the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma (JOT) articles had a higher percentage of last and corresponding authors that were fellowship-trained in trauma.ConclusionFoot and ankle-trained authors are currently under-represented in foot and ankle trauma literature. As the field of foot and ankle continues to grow, it is important that the experts in the field are well represented in the literature.
Highlights
As the field of foot and ankle surgery continues to grow and progress, it is essential that the quality of research in this area does the same
Foot and Ankle International (FAI) had the highest percentage of last and corresponding authors that were fellowship-trained in foot and ankle
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery American and British volumes (JBJS(A) and JBJS(B), respectively) and the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma (JOT) articles had a higher percentage of last and corresponding authors that were fellowship-trained in trauma
Summary
As the field of foot and ankle surgery continues to grow and progress, it is essential that the quality of research in this area does the same. With more academic literature being published each year [1], greater emphasis is continually being put on the quality of clinical research and supporting evidence in published articles. The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare publishing characteristics in foot and ankle trauma articles published in two subspecialty journals, Foot and Ankle International (FAI) and the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma (JOT), and two general orthopedic journals, the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery American and British volumes (JBJS(A) and JBJS(B), respectively), at five different time intervals over a 20year period. The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare publishing characteristics in foot and ankle trauma articles published in two subspecialty journals and two general orthopedic journals
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