Academic Journal of Surgery (AJS) is the official scientific journal of Research Center for Improvement of Surgical Outcomes & Procedures (RCISOP) affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences. AJS is an open access, peer-reviewed, and quarterly journal that considers for publication articles in all fields and specialties of surgery in English language. This journal has both online and print versions and no charges are levied for publication.

Currently, AJS is indexed and abstracted in: Citefactor, UlrichsWeb, Index Copernicus (IC), Directory of Research Journal Indexing (DRJI), Google Scholar, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), Open Academic Journals Index (OAJI), Advanced Science Index (ASI), Unversal Impact Factor (UIF), Directory of Abstract Indexing for Journals (DAJI), JournalTOCs, Electronic Journal Library (EZB), Scientific Indexing Services (SIS), AcademicKeys, Research Bible, InfoBase Index, Cosmoc Impacr Factor, Scholar Steer, Magiran, and IranMedex.

AJS focuses on all fields and specialties of surgery including General Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Endocrine Surgery, GI Surgery, Colorectal Surgery, Urology, Surgical Oncology, Radiology, Anaesthesia, Trauma Services, ENT, particularly about surgical practice and research. Content includes Original Articles, Systematic Review or Meta-Analysis, Review Articles, Case Reports, Letters to the Editor, Clinical Trials and Health Policy Challenge.

The aim of this presentation is to provide a brief overview of issues related to the treatment of chronic deep infections around joint replacements. In continuation of this, we will discuss what the symptoms are, how to establish the diagnosis and choose what kind of treatment to use, in different phases of the infection.

The aim of this presentation is to expand the students’ knowledge about treatment of chronic infections in relation to orthopedic surgery. In the field of orthopedic surgery, several chronic infections exist and sometimes they combine.

This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by Research Square on behalf of its authors. It provides a synopsis that's easy to understand, and can be used to introduce the topics it covers to students, researchers, and the general public. The video's transcript is also provided in full, with a portion provided below for preview:

"A new study suggests that early ACL reconstruction surgery delays secondary injury to the knee meniscus compared with delayed surgery or nonsurgical treatment. The findings are published in _The_ _American Journal of Sports Medicine_. The anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, is an important stabilizing structure in the knee. Injury to the ACL places additional stress on neighboring knee structures, such as the meniscus, increasing the risk of secondary injury. However, it’s unclear whether the type and timing of ACL reconstruction affect the risk of subsequent meniscal injury. To find out, researchers recently used machine learning to compare the risk and timing of secondary meniscal injury among patients whose ACL injuries were treated nonsurgically, with early reconstruction surgery, or with delayed reconstruction surgery. There was no significant difference in the overall occurrence of secondary meniscal injury in the patients who were treated with versus without surgery..."

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This informational handout is for occupational therapists and therapy students to use with orthopedic patients who are undergoing total hip or knee surgery. This handout follows UDL (universal design learning) principles to adapt to various client learning styles and to increase accessibility for those who need it.  

This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by Research Square on behalf of its authors. It provides a synopsis that's easy to understand, and can be used to introduce the topics it covers to students, researchers, and the general public. The video's transcript is also provided in full, with a portion provided below for preview:

"Tears to the anterior cruciate ligament typically require surgical reconstruction But the operation can cause muscle weakness and doesn’t always restore proprioception or joint kinematics A new biologic augmentation technique may overcome these limitations The technique employs intra-ligamentous and intra-articular infiltration of bone marrow aspirate and platelet-rich plasma to regenerate ACL tears When used in athletes with symptomatic partial ACL injuries the treatment restored both the structure and function of the ligament with fewer complications and a faster recovery than traditional surgery Although a larger cohort must still be tested the results show the potential of biologic augmentation for ACL repair Dallo, et al. Treatment of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Partial Tears Using the Technique of Biologic Augmentation with Bone Marrow Concentrate and Platelet-rich Plasma Under Arthroscopic Visualization: Preliminary Outcomes with 2 year follow-up..."

The rest of the transcript, along with a link to the research itself, is available on the resource itself.