In 2017, the World Journal of Orthopedics (WJO) has published the 10^th issue which containing 10 articles contributed by scientists worldwide. Among these comprehensive articles are (1) “Nuclear medicine imaging in osteonecrosis of hip: Old and current concepts”, a Diagnostic Advances by Sujit Kumar Tripathy, DNB, MBBS, MD, MS, MNAMS, Dip SICOT, MCH (UK), Associate Professor, Doctor, et al from the Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Science, India; (2) “Soft tissue swelling incidence using demineralized bone matrix in the outpatient setting”, an Original Article by Fabio JR Pencle, Research Fellow, et al from the Less Exposure Surgery Society, United States; and (3) “Managing extremely distal periprosthetic femoral supracondylar fractures of total knee replacements - a new PHILOS-ophy”, a Case Report by Kevin J Donnelly, Specialist Registrar, et al from the Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Altnagelvin Hospital, United Kingdom, etc. We invite you to peruse all 10 articles in this issue, as they present the latest research progress/findings and provide insightful comments in orthopedics that will guide basic research and clinical practice in these fields.

This journal is an open-access journal which allows free immediate access to all full-text articles. For details, please visit: Volume 8, Issue 10, October 18, 2017.

Figure 1 The cover of the issue. Editorial Board Member of World Journal of Orthopedics, Matthew Robert Schmitz, MD, Assistant Professor, Attending Doctor, Department of Orthopedics and Rehab, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Fort Sam, Houston, TX 78231, United States

The WJO is a leading academic journal devoted to reporting the latest, cutting-edge research progress and findings of basic research and clinical practice in the field of orthopedics. It was launched on November 18, 2010 and is published monthly (12 issues annually) by BPG, the world's leading professional clinical medical journal publishing company.

We encourage orthopedists worldwide to submit manuscripts to the WJO describing their original basic or clinical research findings that are of high academic value and which report new diagnostic techniques or summarize their treatment experiences.

We invited the readers to download and read the E-Journal of this issue, at: http://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/e-journal.htm.