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New Impact Factor for Annals of Joint: 2.6

We are pleased to announce that Annals of Joint (AOJ) has attained its new impact factor for the 2025 citation year: 2.6.

Annals of Joint 2025 CiteScore Released: 2.5

We are pleased to announce that Annals of Joint (AOJ) has achieved its 2025 CiteScore: 2.5, ranking 183 out of 340 journals in the Orthopedics and Sports Medicine category. This milestone underscores our ongoing commitment to publishing impactful research in the field.

2025 Annual Report of AOJ

Greetings from the Editorial Office of AOJ!

We are pleased to share the 2025 Annual Report of Annals of Joint.

We would especially like to express our sincere gratitude to the editorial board members, guest editors, reviewers, authors and readers for all your support and contributions to AOJ.

We wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous 2026!

AOJ Editorial Office

AME and Wolters Kluwer aim to expand access to global medical research through new collaboration

The agreement broadens the reach of nearly 50 Open Access titles, contributing globally to over 5,000 articles

October 2, 2025 — Wolters Kluwer Health announced a new collaboration with AME Publishing Company, an Open Access publisher specializing in medical journals and books, headquartered in Hong Kong, China.

Reviewer of the Month (2026)

In 2026, AOJ reviewers continue to make outstanding contributions to the peer review process. They demonstrated professional effort and enthusiasm in their reviews and provided comments that genuinely help the authors to enhance their work.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding reviewers, with a brief interview of their thoughts and insights as a reviewer. Allow us to express our heartfelt gratitude for their tremendous effort and valuable contributions to the scientific process.

Interviews with Editorial Board Members

AOJ features a distinguished editorial board, the members of which continue to instill the power of their expertise for the journal’s development. By launching this column, we are glad to introduce to you some of them in the form of interviews, in which they will share their unique career experiences and perspectives. We believe their insights will shed light on the knowledge of related fields.

Annals of Joint is accepted for indexing in PubMed/PubMed Central(PMC)

We are happy to announce that Annals of Joint has been accepted for indexing in PubMed/PubMed Central (PMC), a free digital archive database of full-text journal literature in biomedical and life sciences. All articles published since 2022, beginning with Vol 7(1), will be fully indexed in PMC and accessible via PubMed, a search engine/database of biomedical citations and abstracts.

Interviews with Outstanding Authors (2026)

In 2026, many AOJ authors make outstanding contributions to our journal. Their articles published with us have received very well feedback in the field and stimulate a lot of discussions and new insights among the peers.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding authors who have been making immense efforts in their research fields, with a brief interview of their unique perspective and insightful view as authors.

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Letter to the Editor

Future directions of brachial plexus injuries in contact athletes

Eric N. Bowman, Rachel A. Windmueller, Oluwafemi O. Gbayisomore, Reagan L. Mead, Mihir J. Desai

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Mechanisms and pathophysiology in ‘stingers’ and brachial plexus injury

Tom Quick, Hazel Brown, Akira Wiberg, Gavin Clancy, Matthew Wilcox, James Phillips

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Review Article

Cartilage restoration procedures in patellofemoral stabilization

Hulaimatu Jalloh, Laura Thurber, James N. Gladstone, Elizabeth Dennis

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Psychological factors influencing return to sport after shoulder stabilization: assessment tools and intervention strategies—a narrative review

Adam J. Popchak, W. Alex Fails, Johan Högberg, Kirsten Hogg, Eric Hamrin Senorski

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Review Article

Immunomodulatory therapies for osteoarthritis: from bench to bedside

Songsong Jiao, Taha A. Elseaidy, Gary Poehling, Nicholas Trasolini, Johanna Bolander

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A clinical practice review: augmentation of meniscoligamentous structures for primary prevention of knee joint deterioration

Jacob Hartline, Karina Dias, Romed Vieider, Justin Lau, Robert Bilodeau, Volker Musahl

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Treatment options for concomitant cartilage damage in the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-injured athlete

Jonathan Willard, Satish Chandrasekhar, Magnolia Livingston, Ian Savage-Elliott, Deryk Jones

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Review Article

Meniscal allograft transplantation and scaffolds: a narrative review

Guillermo Araujo-Espinoza, Evan H. Richman, Elli Higashi, Jack C. Hop, Rachel M. Frank

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Surface-based treatment options for cartilage lesions of the knee

Eric J. Strauss, Karthik Nathan, Samy Shelbaya

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Tibial graft fixation with residual tension controlled in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Ryo Iuchi, Konsei Shino, Ryohei Uchida

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Original Article

Quality and readability of patient information on robotic-assisted hip arthroplasty

Michele Venosa, Emilio Romanini, Giuseppe Petralia, Andrea Vespasiani, Enrico Ciminello, Andrea Fidanza, Giandomenico Logroscino

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Original Article

Positive predictors of hip mosaicplasty outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis with knee comparison

Caroline E. Quindlen, S. Ali Ghasemi, Andrea Fabregas, Gene Shaffer, James Raphael

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Original Article

Salvaging failed metal-on-metal hip resurfacing with a polyethylene acetabular revision

James W. Pritchett

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Original Article

All-arthroscopic release in treating knee stiffness after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Yichao Liu, Yixian Sun, Lei Wang, Jinyu Zhu, Bin Yuan, Luning Sun

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Original Article

Dynapenic abdominal obesity and symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: results from a large cross-sectional study of middle-aged and older adults in China

Yue Chen, Jie Jiang

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Original Article

The impact of past surgical history on postoperative outcomes following primary total joint arthroplasty: a retrospective study

Michelle Shimizu, Daniel Estrada, Hanna House, Jackson P. Tate, Rob Hand, Timothy DeRolf, Nicholas Brown, Harold Rees

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Editorial Commentary

Chemical neurolysis in peripheral nerve blocks: are we ready for wider adoption as the elderly population expands?

Ellen Legare H. Johnson, Jackson Condrey, Sylvia H. Wilson

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Editorial Commentary

Technique and context matter in cryoneurolysis for knee osteoarthritis

Rajendra Singh, Paul Mastrokostas, Gabriel Lama, Jason Wong, Afshin Razi, Mitchell Ng

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Letter to the Editor

Commentary is not a substitute for evidence generation

Filippo Migliorini, Nicola Maffulli

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Letter to the Editor

Reconsidering the role of coccygectomy in well-selected patients with coccygodynia

Audai H. Abudayeh, Iakiv V. Fishchenko

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Review Article

The psychology of the female athlete: how mental health and wellness mediate sports performance, injury and recovery

Christina P. Herrero, Neha Jejurikar, Cordelia W. Carter

Published online: 15 October 2021

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Review Article

Managing acromial fractures: prevention and treatment, both nonoperative and operative

Christopher D. Joyce, Adam J. Seidl

Published online: 27 December 2018

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Review Article

The low back pain in patients with hip osteoarthritis: current knowledge on the diagnosis, mechanism and treatment outcome

Weijun Wang, Minghui Sun, Zhihong Xu, Yong Qiu, Wenjie Weng

Published online: 28 June 2016

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Original Article

Treatment of subchondral insufficiency fracture of the knee by subchondroplasty

Marcelo Batista Bonadio, Pedro Nogueira Giglio, Camilo Partezani Helito, Hugo Pereira da Silva, Riccardo Gomes Gobbi, Gilberto Luis Camanho, Marco Kawamura Demange

Published online: 15 October 2020

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Review Article

Osteoarthritis of the hip: aetiology, pathophysiology and current aspects of management

Nemandra Sandiford, Daniel Kendoff, Sarah Muirhead-Allwood

Published online: 15 January 2020

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Review Article

Clinical anatomy and stabilizers of the glenohumeral joint

Gregory Gasbarro, Benjamin Bondow, Richard Debski

Published online: 26 October 2017

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Review Article

Rehabilitation and return to sports after anterior shoulder stabilization

Adam Popchak, Brittany Patterson-Lynch, Heather Christain, James J. Irrgang

Published online: 31 October 2017

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Original Article

Efficacy of corticosteroid injection for subacromial impingement syndrome

Kirsten D. Garvey, Muriel J. Solberg, Andrew Cai, Elizabeth G. Matzkin

Published online: 20 July 2018

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Review Article

Complications and pitfalls of direct anterior approach total hip arthroplasty

Julie R. McMullen, Fabrizio d’Adda di Fagagna, Bianca C. Bernardo, Mike B. Anderson, Jeremy M. Gililland

Published online: 10 May 2018

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Review Article

Chondral and osteochondral lesions in the patellofemoral joint: when and how to manage

Seth L. Sherman, Dimitri M. Thomas, Jack Farr II

Published online: 21 June 2018

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Review Article

Functional assessments for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction return to sport

Elmar Herbst, Guido Wierer, Felix Fischer, Peter Gföller, Christian Hoser, Christian Fink

Published online: 30 June 2017

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Surgical Technique

Surgical approaches for total hip arthroplasty

Marc R. Angerame, Douglas A. Dennis

Published online: 22 May 2018

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Glenoid fractures: which ones can be fixed through the scope?

Christopher D. Joyce, Joseph A. Abboud

Published online: 15 October 2020

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The current management of patients with patellofemoral pain from the physical therapist’s perspective

Jacob John Capin, Lynn Snyder-Mackler

Published online: 14 May 2018

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Review Article

Evaluation and treatment of groin pain syndromes in athletes

Justin W. Arner, Ryan Li, Ashley Disantis, Brian S. Zuckerbraun, Craig S. Mauro

Published online: 15 April 2020

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Review Article

Which patient reported outcomes to collect after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Fabien Meta, Vincent A. Lizzio, Toufic R. Jildeh, Eric C. Makhni

Published online: 25 May 2017

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Review Article

Pre-operative planning for reverse shoulder replacement: the surgical benefits and their clinical translation

José A. Rodríguez, Vahid Entezari, Joseph P. Iannotti, Eric T. Ricchetti

Published online: 10 January 2019

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Surgical Technique

Charcot midfoot reconstruction—surgical technique based on deformity patterns

Venu Kavarthapu, Alexandros Vris

Published online: 15 July 2020

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Review Article

Rotator cuff tears in elderly patients: is repair worthwhile?

Philip-C. Nolte, Max Seiter, Bryant P. Elrick, Peter J. Millett

Published online: 15 April 2021

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Surgical Technique

Surgical technique of direct anterior approach for total hip arthroplasty on a standard operating room table

David C. Holst, Marc R. Angerame, Charlie C. Yang

Published online: 26 April 2018

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The current management of patients with patellofemoral pain from the physical therapist’s perspective

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Biofilm formation in periprosthetic joint infections

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Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty with Cemented Highly Cross-linked All Polyethylene Acetabular Components

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Knee dressing selection and infection rates in primary total knee arthroplasty: a single-center retrospective review

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The perioperative use of GLP-1 receptor agonists in patients undergoing hip and knee arthroplasty: a scoping review

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Journal Highlight more

The Annals of Joint, launched in March 2016, indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index(ESCI), Scopus and PubMed/PubMed Central(PMC), is an open-access, peer-reviewed online journal, providing an interdisciplinary forum for the rapid publication of original articles, editorials, technical notes, case reports and reviews on clinical, translational and basic aspects of bone and joint, including but not limited to, knee injuries, hip replacement, spine surgery, elbow arthroscopy, shoulder instability, osteoarthritis, trauma, osteosarcoma, etc.