JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques (EST) and The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) are pleased to announce two awards in the amount of $500 US each. One award will be for the best orthopaedic surgical technique article, and the other will be for the best Key Procedures (KP) video submitted in 2016.
Key criteria for a high-quality EST article include, but are not limited to:
- Clearly written step-by-step instructions (for EST papers) or a comprehensive storyboard (for KP video submissions)
- High-resolution, instructive video clips
- Clinical relevance of technique or procedure
Winning authors will be notified in February 2017. Their achievement will be recognized online as well as during the JBJS reception at the AAOS Annual Meeting in March 2017.
Questions regarding the contest and submission process can be sent to editorial@surgicaltechniques.org.
