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World Journal of Orthopedics is a rigorously peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal dedicated to publishing original, high-quality research findings in the field of orthopedics, including clinical, translational, and basic studies, as well as research involving artificial intelligence. The journal focuses on, but is not limited to, the following areas: Arthroscopy, bone trauma, bone tumors, hand and foot surgery, joint surgery, orthopedic trauma, osteoarthropathy, osteoporosis, pediatric orthopedics, spinal diseases, spine surgery, and sports medicine. Types of articles published by the journal include clinical study, basic study, case report, editorial, review, minireview, systematic review, meta-analysis, guidelines, and correspondence. The journal sincerely welcomes experts and scholars to submit original research manuscripts. Each submission will be reviewed by at least two independent referees, who will critically assess its novelty, significance, and reproducibility, as well as any flaws in experimental design and data processing, in order to provide authors with meaningful peer review reports. The journal adheres to editorial policies, peer-review processes, editorial processes, and publication ethics guidelines developed by the editorial office in accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and the World Association of Medical Editors. These principles form the foundation for delivering high-quality services to authors, providing high-quality academic content to readers, and supporting the advancement of clinical practice. Submit an Article >>
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- Xiao-Jian Ye, MD, Chief Physician, (Email: yexj2002@163.com) Department of Orthopedics, Tongren Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200233, China
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WJO is now abstracted and indexed in PubMed, PubMed Central, Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI, Web of Science), Scopus, Reference Citation Analysis, China Science and Technology Journal Database, and Superstar Journals Database.
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The 2025 edition of Journal Citation Reports® cites the 2024 journal impact factor (JIF) for WJO as 2.3; JIF without journal self cites: 2.2; 5-year JIF: 2.5; JIF Rank: 46/139 in orthopedics; JIF Quartile: Q2; and 5-year JIF Quartile: Q2.
The WJO’s CiteScore for 2024 is 3.5 and Scopus CiteScore rank 2024: Orthopedics and sports medicine is 120/332.
ISSN
2218-5836 (online)
Latest Manuscript Statistics
Received (2890), Duration of Peer Review (30 days/Mean), Days from Submission to First Decision (54 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (41 days/Mean), Accepted (46.2%/Mean), Production Time (65 days/Mean), Time to Publication (197 days/Mean), and Rejected (42.7%/Mean).
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Guido Gembillo, Concetto Sessa, Luca Visconti, Andrea Corsonello, Antonino Catalano, Chiara Chinigò, Salvatore Silipigni, Maria Princiotto, Maria Elsa Gambuzza, Giuseppe Spadaro, Walter Morale, Luca Soraci, Domenico Santoro
World J Orthop
17(4):115663.
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doi: 10.5312/wjo.v17.i4.115663
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Received: 10/22/2025
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Daniela Vieira Buchaim, Rogério Leone Buchaim, Leandro Norberto da Silva-Júnior, Evelyn Lorene Rodrigues da Silva, Carlos Henrique Bertoni Reis, Bianca de Oliveira Horvath-Pereira, Bárbara de Oliveira Horvath Pereira
World J Orthop
17(4):116707.
Published online Apr 18, 2026.
doi: 10.5312/wjo.v17.i4.116707
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Minireviews
Jakub Kacprzak, Robert Kołaczyński, Adam Surma, Dominik Sokalski, Jakub Piotr Adamus, Łukasz Pulik, Paweł Łęgosz
World J Orthop
17(4):114991.
Published online Apr 18, 2026.
doi: 10.5312/wjo.v17.i4.114991
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Yan-Xiong Chen, Ying He, Rui Wang, Jian-Yue Cha, Heng Zhao, Wen-Rong Lou, Yang-XiaoZhi Zha
World J Orthop
17(4):116246.
Published online Apr 18, 2026.
doi: 10.5312/wjo.v17.i4.116246
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Retrospective Cohort Study
Mohammed H Elwan, Ahmad Alsswah, Omar Elshafie, Dawod Al Hajaj, Callum Garnham, Mahira Zafar, Khaled Soliman, Sari Wathiq Al Hajaj
World J Orthop
17(4):113710.
Published online Apr 18, 2026.
doi: 10.5312/wjo.v17.i4.113710
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Received: 08/31/2025
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Mohamed M Elalfy, Osama M Embaby, Orjwan A Abulaban, Ahmed N Aladl, Mohamed Abdelrazek, Khaled Youssef, Mohammed H Abushal, Farid Kassab
World J Orthop
17(4):114757.
Published online Apr 18, 2026.
doi: 10.5312/wjo.v17.i4.114757
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Received: 09/27/2025
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Retrospective Study
Arulkumar Nallakumarasamy, Vinnisa Nithiakala Vetrivel, Vinoth Prabhu Balaji, Rahul Yadav, Naveen Jeyaraman, Sathish Muthu, Madhan Jeyaraman
World J Orthop
17(4):116107.
Published online Apr 18, 2026.
doi: 10.5312/wjo.v17.i4.116107
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Received: 11/02/2025
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Observational Study
Waleed R Saleh, Ahmed A Khalifa, Yaser F Ragheb, Amr El-Sayed, Ahmed A Megahed
World J Orthop
17(4):115014.
Published online Apr 18, 2026.
doi: 10.5312/wjo.v17.i4.115014
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Harish V K Ratna, Naveen Jeyaraman, Arulkumar Nallakumarasamy, Sathish Muthu, Madhan Jeyaraman
World J Orthop
17(4):116916.
Published online Apr 18, 2026.
doi: 10.5312/wjo.v17.i4.116916
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Basic Study
Ao-Xue Yu, Wei-Hui Liang, Ya-Shuang Zhou, Pan Li, Jia-Mei Ji, Feng-Wei Zhang, Peng Yu, Jia Liu
World J Orthop
17(4):116046.
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doi: 10.5312/wjo.v17.i4.116046
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Systematic Reviews
Ahmed A Khalifa, Aadla Altahir, Abdullah M AL-Harbi, Raad M M Althaqafi
World J Orthop
17(4):115881.
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doi: 10.5312/wjo.v17.i4.115881
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Maryam Salimi, Asma Mafhoumi, Seyedarad Mosalamiaghili, Alireza Arvin, Alireza Keshtkar, Walter Lowe, Hamideh Akbari
World J Orthop
17(4):116521.
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Meta-Analysis
Ahmed Abdelazim A Hassan, Ahmed A Khalifa, Antia Rodriguez Villalon, Dimitri Hauri, Tracy Y Zhu
World J Orthop
17(4):116076.
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Case Report
Reconstruction of a massive tibial defect using trifocal bone transport and free flap: A case report 
Jose Eduardo Miranda Cárdenas
World J Orthop
17(4):114143.
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doi: 10.5312/wjo.v17.i4.114143
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Xian-An Li, Jia-Yi Chen, Jie Bu, Hong-Wei Wu
World J Orthop
17(4):117533.
Published online Apr 18, 2026.
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Received: 12/09/2025
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Correspondence
Rui Zhao, Hao-Long Zhang, Bin-Kui Jia, Lin-Zhu Li, Yu-Fei Yang, Hao-Ling Zhang, Zhi-Jing Song
World J Orthop
17(4):116419.
Published online Apr 18, 2026.
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