Bone Zone

Publish a peer-reviewed case review!

Here, medical students and residents alike can share their knowledge, research, and clinical pearls on orthopaedic surgery cases. This will serve as a resource for frequent consults and management plans in orthopaedic surgery. All posts will be peer-reviewed prior to publication. You will receive a confirmation email, and if your case is selected for peer-review, you will be notified with the exact timeline of publication.

Instructions:

• Include a short clinical vignette using the following structure: ID, CC, PMHx, HPI, P/E, Imaging & Labs, Impression, & Plan.
• Including imaging (XR, CT, MRI) is highly encouraged.
• Following the vignette, discuss clinical pearls of the cases (i.e., history-taking, physical exam, imaging interpretation, etc.) and different management strategies.
• Ensure the text is fully blinded
• Include a catchy title (limited to 10 words)
• Include a short synopsis of the topic discussed (limited to 50 words)
• Text word count does not exceed 1000 words (including the synopsis but not the references)
• Include captions for all figures/tables
• Limit of 8 figures or tables
• Manuscript has been 'spell checked' and 'grammar checked'
• Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the Internet)
• There should be no identification of patients
• A competing interests statement is provided, even if the authors have no competing interests to declare
• All references mentioned in the Reference List are cited in the text, and vice versa
• References should be formatted using AMA 11th ed (including the DOI)

We hope that this content is helpful for learners to fill any knowledge gaps as they become an orthopaedic well-informed medical school graduate.