INTERNATIONAL ORTHOPAEDICS

International Orthopaedics, the Official Journal of the Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie (SICOT) http://www.sicot.org/, publishes original papers from all over the world. The articles deal with clinical orthopaedic surgery or basic research directly connected with orthopaedic surgery. International Orthopaedics will also link all the members of SICOT by means of an insert that will be concerned with SICOT matters. Finally, it is expected that news and information regarding all aspects of orthopaedic surgery, including meetings, panels, instructional courses, etc. will be brought to the attention of the readers.Manuscripts submitted for publication must contain a statement to the effect that all human studies have been approved by the appropriate ethics committee and have therefore been performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki. It should also be stated clearly in the text that all persons gave their informed consent prior to their inclusion in the study. Details that might disclose the identity of the subjects under study should be omitted.Reports of animal experiments must state that the "Principles of laboratory animal care" (NIH publication No. 85-23, revised 1985) were followed, as well as specific national laws (e.g. the current version of the German Law on the Protection of Animals) where applicable.The editors reserve the right to reject manuscripts that do not comply with the above-mentioned requirements. The author will be held responsible for false statements or for failure to fulfil the above-mentioned requirements.

国际骨科，国际骨科学会官方刊物，骨科和创伤科，http://www.sicot.org/，发表来自世界各地的原始论文。本文涉及与骨科手术直接相关的临床骨科手术或基础研究。国际骨科也将通过一个插入物连接所有的SICOT成员，该插入物将与SICOT事务有关。最后，希望有关骨科手术各个方面的新闻和信息，包括会议、小组讨论、教学课程等都能引起读者的注意。提交出版的手稿必须包含一份声明，表明所有人类研究均已获得适当的伦理委员会批准，因此已按照1964年《赫尔辛基宣言》中规定的伦理标准进行。文中还应明确指出，所有人在被纳入研究之前都已给予知情同意。应忽略可能披露研究对象身份的细节。动物实验报告必须说明“实验室动物护理原则”（NIH第85-23号出版物，1985年修订）以及适用的具体国家法律（如德国现行的动物保护法）。编辑保留拒绝不符合上述要求的稿件的权利。作者将对虚假陈述或未能满足上述要求负责。