Brazilian Journal of Orthopaedics

Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia (RBO) / Brazilian Journal of Orthopaedics is the Official Scientific Publication of the Brazilian Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology (Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, SBOT) and it aims to disseminate papers that contribute towards improving and developing the practice, research, and teaching of orthopaedics and related specialties. It is published bimonthly in February, April, June, August, October, and December, and has been published regularly since its first edition in 1965. The journal is dedicated to orthopaedists who are linked to the SBOT, healthcare professionals who are dedicated to similar activities, and orthopaedists in other countries.

RBO requires that authors follow the ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly work in Medical Journals. More information can be found here: http://www.icmje.org

This journal is published under the Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives)

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