Shoulder crane: a new paradigm

Abstract

> On books, articles and a scientific fairy tale In modern science, books and journals play different roles. Scientific books are an important and popular source of information. They are used for reference, providing an overview and background information on a particular subject. A book is a detailed exploration running into many pages on a particular subject. Scholarly journals contain original research, and conclusions are based on data. They are periodical, whereas books are usually not. Let’s take an example: you are interested in sports injuries of the foot and ankle. A book such as Sports Injuries of Foot and Ankle , edited by Canata et al , then clearly is a relevant source of information.1 (This book is published as part of the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS) (free for members) book publishing programme. You can find more information on this programme in this issue of the journal 1–7.) Medical books, like by Canata et al , are used as references and typically bundle information that has been published in peer-reviewed journals in the years preceding publication of the book. As such, medical books do not contain new information. Publishing tends to occur many years after research has been conducted. The content is written by an expert or a team of experts. Textbooks are commonly not peer reviewed with the same diligence as journal articles. Often they are not peer reviewed at all. This means that their content is not held to the same standards as the content of peer-reviewed scientific journal articles. Let’s take another example―outside of …