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HSS Journal®

The Musculoskeletal Journal of Hospital for Special Surgery
Published in Association with Hospital for Special Surgery
Other Titles in:
Clinical Medicine | Orthopedic | Surgery

eISSN: 15563324 | ISSN: 15563316 | Current volume: 20 | Current issue: 3 Frequency: 3 Times/Year
HSS Journal: The Musculoskeletal Journal of Hospital for Special Surgery is a peer-reviewed journal published since 2005. Submissions are welcome from clinicians around the world; the journal features original research, review articles, and case reports on musculoskeletal conditions, their diagnosis, and their treatment. Articles from professionals in fields relevant to musculoskeletal health are encouraged: orthopedics, anesthesia, perioperative medicine, bone and mineral medicine, radiology and imaging, clinical pathology, rheumatology, telehealth, robotics, musculoskeletal nursing, neurology, physiatry, and rehabilitation. The editorial board is dedicated to conducting anonymized peer review and minimizing potential conflicts of interest. Articles are published online on a rolling basis and then four times per year in print.

HSS Journal is a publication of Hospital for Special Surgery, ranked U.S. #1 in orthopedics, 15 years in a row, and #3 in rheumatology by U.S. News & World Report. The journal’s publication is a part of the overall HSS educational mission to be the most trusted educator by providing timely content to clinicians concerned with musculoskeletal health. Professionals in 130 countries receive CME via HSS eAcademy.

This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

HSS Journal: The Musculoskeletal Journal of Hospital for Special Surgery is a peer-reviewed publication featuring clinical and basic science research, case reports, commentaries, and review articles encompassing the spectrum of musculoskeletal health and disease. Our global audience of clinicians, surgeons, and scientists is dedicated to the diagnosis and management of orthopedic trauma, osteoarthritis, and rheumatic disease. Published since 2005, HSS Journal maintains a regionally and globally diverse, interdisciplinary editorial board committed to rigorous standards in publication ethics.

HSS Journal is a publication of HSS, the leading orthopedics institution in the US working to educate clinicians around the world. The journal and HSS uphold editorial independence as a key principle and our editors have full authority over the article selection and peer review process.

Editor in Chief
Charles N. Cornell, MD HSS, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
Executive Editor
Laura Robbins, DSW HSS, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
Managing Editor
Joy Jacobson, MFA HSS, New York, NY, USA
Senior Associate Editors
Cynthia Kahlenberg, MD HSS, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
Alejandro Leali, MD HSS, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
Robert G. Marx, MD, MSc, FRCSC HSS, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
Joseph T. Nguyen, MPH HSS, New York, NY, USA
Sheeraz Qureshi, MD, MBA HSS, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
Associate Editors
Ngozi Mogekwu Akabudike, MD University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Burak Altintas, MD CORE Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Lauren Barber, MD Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
Karmela Kim Chan, MD HSS, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
Jessica Heyer, MD HSS, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
Sravist Iyer, MD HSS, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
David Landy MD, PhD University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY USA
Joseph T. Nguyen, MPH HSS, New York, NY, USA
Ogonna Nwawka MD HSS, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
Benjamin F. Ricciardi, MD University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
Alana Elise Sigmund, MD, FHM HSS, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
Tony Wanich, MD HSS, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
Editorial Board Members
Domenico Alesi, MD Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
John Apostolakos, MD Steadman Clinic, Vail, CO, USA
Andrea Baldini, MD Florence Institute of Assistance and Care, Florence, Italy
Lee Bayliss, MD, FRCS Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, London, England
Eduardo Branco de Sousa, MD, PhD Fluminense Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Martin Buttaro, MD Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Brian Chalmers, MD HSS, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
Mustafa Citak, MD, PhD Helios ENDO-Klinik Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Prof. Mehmet Demirhan Koç University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Caroline Donovan MSN, RN, CIC, ONC HSS, New York, NY, USA
Maria Eugenia L. Duarte, MD, PhD National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Christopher Dy, MD, MPH Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
O. Folorunsho Edobor-Osula , MD Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
Claire Eliasberg, MD HSS, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
Michael Fu, MD, MHS HSS, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
Harry Greditzer, MD HSS, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
João Antonio Matheus Guimarães National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Iftach Hetsroni, MD Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Thomas J. Heyse, MD, PhD Red Cross Hospital Frankfurt; Frankfurt, Germany
Kushal Hippalgaonkar, MD Sunshine Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
Kethy M. Jules-Elysee, MD HSS, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
Paz Kedem, MD Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikvah, Israel
Fidelindo Lim, CCRN, DNP NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York, NY, USA
Francis Lovecchio, MD HSS, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
Carol A. Mancuso, MD HSS, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
Carol D. Morris, MD, MS Johns Hopkins Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Charles L. Nelson, MD Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Kwadwo Owusu-Akyaw, MD OrthoVirginia, Richmond, VA, USA
Joel M. Press, MD HSS, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
Bheeshma Ravi, MD, PhD Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Holland Bone and Joint Program, Toronto, ON, Canada
José A. Rodriguez, MD HSS, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
Thomas P. Sculco, MD HSS, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
Seung-Suk Seo, MD, PhD Haeundae Bumin Hospital , Busan, South Korea
John Shields Atrium Health, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
Jeffrey Stepan, MD, MSc University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
Lucía Beatriz Taboada Barrios, MD Centro Hospitalario Serena del Mar, Cartagena, Colombia
Jin Bo Tang, MD, PhD Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Ekaterina Urch, MD St. Charles Health System, Bend, OR, USA
Deborah Valentine, MSN, CCM, ONC HSS, Stamford, CT, USA
Krina Vyas, MD HSS, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
William L. Walter, MD University of Sydney & Northern Local Area Health District, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Gwen Weinstock-Zlotnick, PhD, OTR/L, CHT HSS, New York, NY, USA
David S. Wellman, MD Westchester Medical Center; Valhalla, NY, USA
Timothy Wright, PhD HSS, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
Albert Yee, MD, MSc Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Holland Bone and Joint Program, Toronto, ON, Canada
Audrey Zucker-Levin, PhD, MBA, MSPT, GCS University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
HSS Residents
Troy Amen, MD, MBA HSS, New York, NY, USA
Patawut Bovonratwet, MD HSS, New York, NY, USA
Heather Haeberle, MD HSS, New York, NY, USA
Yusef Jordan, MD HSS, New York, NY, USA
Gregory Kazarian, MD HSS, New York, NY, USA
Kyle Kunze, MD HSS, New York, NY, USA
Tyler Uppstrom, MD HSS, New York, NY, USA
Nathan Varady, MD, MBA HSS, New York, NY, USA
Alexander White, MD HSS, New York, NY, USA
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee
Troy Amen, MD, MBA HSS, New York, NY, USA
Lauren Barber, MD Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
Patawut Bovonratwet, MD HSS, New York, NY, USA
Claire Eliasberg, MD HSS, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
Fidelindo Lim, CCRN, DNP NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York, NY, USA
Charles L. Nelson, MD Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Kwadwo Owusu-Akyaw, MD OrthoVirginia, Richmond, VA, USA
Nathan Varady, MD, MBA HSS, New York, NY, USA
Social Media Committee
John Apostolakos, MD Steadman Clinic, Vail, CO, USA
Brian Chalmers, MD HSS, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
Harry Greditzer, MD HSS, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
Heather Haeberle, MD HSS, New York, NY, USA
Robert G. Marx, MD, MSc, FRCSC HSS, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
John Shields Atrium Health, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
Alexander White, MD HSS, New York, NY, USA
Peer Review Committee
Burak Altintas, MD CORE Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Gregory Kazarian, MD HSS, New York, NY, USA
David Landy MD, PhD University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY USA
Sheeraz Qureshi, MD, MBA HSS, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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