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Modified anteromedial and anterolateral elbow arthroscopy portals show superiority to standard portals
Modified portals in elbow arthroscopy might help obtaining a better implant positioning with biomechanically superior fixation. New research shows a distal anteromedial and anterolateral portal placement would permit to obtain a more flattened trajectory of the screw placement, which should correlate with a superior biomechanical performance of fixation.
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Read MoreTreatment of hypermobile lateral meniscus in soccer players
Please check out the recently published featured article on hypermobile lateral meniscus in soccer players from Barcelona, Spain. If you want to read more about this rare topic, please see our March issue: https://link.springer.com/journal/167/27/2
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Best reviewers of 2018
The KSSTA Editors are very proud and pleased to announce the Best Reviewers 2018. Please join us in congratulating: Hanna Björnsson Hallgren (Sweden), Sufian Ahmad (Germany) and Takeshi Muneta (Japan).
Read MoreKSSTA activity reached a record high
KSSTA activity reached a record all time high in January 2019. A total of 164 manuscripts were submitted in the first month of 2019. And this was in line with our performance in the year of 2018. In 2018, 1750 manuscripts were submitted to KSSTA, which is approximately 10% more
Read MoreKSSTA Partner Programme launched with AGA and SFA
Dear Friends, We are always happy to come bearing good news! In yet another milestone for ESSKA and especially for KSSTA, an official “Journal Partner Society Programme” agreement has been signed with our Affiliated Societies — AGA – Society for Arthoscopy and Joint Surgery and SFA — French-speaking Arthroscopy
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3.210Section Rank in Orthopedics
10 of 77Section Rank in Surgery
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ISSN 0942-2056 Print
ISSN 1433-7347 Online
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