Journal of Knee Surgery
Author Instructions

Thank you for contributing to Journal of Knee Surgery. Please read the instructions carefully and observe all the
directions given. Failure to do so may result in unnecessary delays in publishing your article.

SUBMISSION CHECKLISTAll manuscripts must be submitted at the following link:
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jks☐

AUTHOR INFORMATION- All authors: full name, degrees, department, affiliation, e-mail address- Corresponding author: mailing address, telephone number☐

MANUSCRIPT FILE
- Must be digital - hard copy submissions are not accepted- Double-space your paper- Use consistent font type throughout manuscript☐

ABSTRACT AND KEYWORDS- See the section Article Types for word limits- Abstract to include Introduction, Materials, Methods, Results and Conclusion. At the time ofsubmission please paste your abstract text into “Abstract” box.

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REFERENCES- Cited sequentially in AMA style☐

FIGURES AND TABLES- Cited sequentially and included at the end of the main document- Upload each figure and table separately (include the label with the figure and or table- Figure and table files follow your references☐

ART FILES- Must be saved separately from the main document☐

PERMISSIONS- Required if you plan to reproduce content from a published source or include a photograph of apatient- Patient permission forms available at www.thieme.com/journal-authors

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CONTENTS
MANUSCRIPT FORMAT ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-7
Article Types ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
General Guidelines --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
Title Page ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4
Abstract and Keywords ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4
Main Document ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4
Acknowledgments --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4
Conflict of Interest---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4
References ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6
Figure Captions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7
Tables ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7
DIGITAL ARTWORK PREPARATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8
General Guidelines --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8
Color Art -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8
Art Labels ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8
SUBMISSION PROCEDURE---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9
Submission Procedure ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9Open Access: Article Processing Charge ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9
Preprint Server Statement ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9
Revision Procedure --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9
PRODUCTION PROCEDURE-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11
Page Proofs ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11
Article Offprints ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11
POLICY STATEMENTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12-13
Statement on Liability ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12
Definition of Authorship -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12
Copyright Statement ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12
Statement of Ethics -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12
Patient Permission Policy and Thieme GDPR Policy --------------------------------------------------------------- 13
EDITORIAL CONTACTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14

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Article Types
Journal of Knee Surgery accepts the following types of articles for publication, we no longer accept case reports,case studies or manuscripts based on meta-analysis.
The following graph shows what types of articles are accepted for publication, and what requirement they may
have.

Article Type

Abstract Limit

Keywords Limit

Title Limit

Original Article

Up to 325 words

3 to 5 keywords

15 to 30 words

Letter to the Editor

Up to 325 words

3 to 5 keywords

15 to 30 words

Special Section Article

Up to 325 words

3 to 5 keywords

15 to 30 words

General Guidelines
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You must submit a digital copy of your manuscript. Hard copy submissions are not accepted.
Keep the format of your manuscript simple and clear. We will set your manuscript according to ourstyle—do not try to “design” the document.
The manuscript should be an MS Word document (Word 97-2003), with “.doc” extension.
The manuscript, including the abstract and keywords, text, references, figure captions, and tables should
be typewritten, double-spaced in 12-point font with 1-inch margins all around and saved as one file.
The title page should be contained as a separate file.
Each figure and table should be correctly labeled and saved as its own separate file. DO NOT embed
figures and/or tables within the manuscript file. This requires special handling by Thieme’s Production
Department.
Keep abbreviations to a minimum and be sure to explain all of them the first time they are used in thetext.
The manuscripts should be written in American English.
The authors should use Système International (SI) measurements. For clarity, nonmetric equivalents
may be included in parentheses following the SI measurements.
Use generic names for drugs. You may cite proprietary names in parentheses along with the name andlocation of the manufacturer.
Credit suppliers and manufacturers of equipment, drugs, and other brand-name material mentioned in
the manuscript within parentheses, giving the company name and primary location.

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Title Page••

This journal adheres to a double-blinded peer-review policy. The title page should not be included in
the main document.
The title page should be in a separate document and list the article title and the corresponding author’s
full name, degree, title, department, affiliation, mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone and fax
numbers. It should also list the full name, degrees, title, department, and affiliation of every co-author.

Abstract and Keywords
See the section Article Types for word limits.
The abstract should be copied and pasted into the “Abstract Box” for easy access and should include a brief
outline of the article including an introduction, materials, methods, results and conclusion. briefly outline thecontent of the article and any conclusions reached. The keywords should be words a reader would be likely to
use in searching for the content of the article.
Main Document
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Please use continuous line numbers in your manuscript.
Please clearly distinguish the hierarchy of headings within the manuscript by using capital letters,
underline, italic, and bold styles as necessary.
As needed, use italic, superscripts, subscripts, and boldface, but otherwise do not use multiple fonts
and font sizes.
Do not insert page or section breaks except where noted in the Author Instructions.
Use hard returns (the Enter key) only at the end of a paragraph, not at the end of a line. Allow lines oftext to break automatically in your word-processing software. Do not justify your text.
Use only one space, not two, after periods.
Create tables using the Table function in Microsoft Word.

Thieme Editing Services
Thieme offers a language editing service for manuscripts, abstracts and theses in partnership with Enago, aworld-leading provider of author services to researchers around the world. Authors can choose from a range ofediting services and get their manuscripts edited by Enago’s professional medical editors. Authors that wish to
use this service will receive a 20% discount on all editing services. To find out more information or get a quote,please visit https://www.enago.com/thieme
Acknowledgments
The source of any financial support received and recognition of personal assistance for the work being publishedshould be indicated at the end of the article in the main manuscript file, just before the Reference section, under
the heading Acknowledgments. Important: Only the initials of author names should be used to refer the authors
in the acknowledgment section and within the main text of the article.
Conflict of Interest
All authors (including corresponding and co-authors associated with the manuscript) must make a formal
statement at the time of submission indicating any potential conflict of interest that might constitute anembarrassment to any of the authors if it were not to be declared and were to emerge after publication. Suchconflicts might include, but are not limited to, shareholding in or receipt of a grant or consultancy fee from acompany whose product features in the submitted manuscript or which manufactures a competing product.
Should the article be accepted for publication, this information will be published with the paper.
Types of conflicts include: Consulting, Royalties, Research Support, Institutional Support, Ownership,
Stock/Options, Speakers Bureau, and Fellowship Support. Any commercial entity whose products are described,
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are potential conflicts.
This journal follows the guidelines of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and an ICMJE
disclosure of potential conflicts of interest (COI) form must be submitted for each author at the time ofmanuscript submission. Forms must be submitted even if there is no conflict of interest. It is the responsibility of
the corresponding author to ensure that all authors adhere to this policy prior to submission.
A conflict of interest statement must also be included in the manuscript after any "Acknowledgements" and"Funding" sections and should summarize all aspects of any conflicts of interest included on the ICMJE form. If
there is no conflict of interest, authors must include 'Conflict of Interest: none declared'.
Please click http://www.icmje.org/conflicts-of-interest to download a Conflict of Interest form. The disclosure
information is important in article processing. If the provided forms are incomplete or missing, it can causedelays in publishing of article.

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References
References should be the most recent and pertinent literature available. It is essential that they are complete andthoroughly checked. If the reference information is incomplete, good online sites to search for full details are the
National Library of Medicine: www.nlm.nih.gov; Books in Print: www.booksinprint.com; PubMed:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/; or individual publisher Web sites.
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References must be listed in AMA style, using Index Medicus journal title abbreviations.
References follow the article text. Insert a page break between the end of text and the start ofreferences.
References must be cited sequentially (NOT alphabetically) in the text using superscript numbers.
By way of exception to AMA style, do not italicize book titles or journal title abbreviations and do not
put a period at the end of a reference.
List all author names, up to and including six names. For more than six authors, list the first threefollowed by et al.
References should be styled per the following examples:1.

Citing a journal article:
Newburger JW, Takahashi M, Burns JC, et al. The treatment of Kawasaki syndrome withintravenous gamma-globulin. N Engl J Med 1986;315:341–347

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Citing a chapter in a book:
Toma H. Takayasu’s arteritis. In: Novick A, Scoble J, Hamilton G, eds. Renal Vascular Disease.
Philadelphia: WB Saunders; 1995:47–62

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Citing a book:
Stryer L. Biochemistry. 2nd ed. San Francisco: WH Freeman; 1981:559–596

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Citing a thesis:
Stern I. Hemorrhagic Complications of Anticoagulant Therapy [Ph.D. dissertation]. Evanston, IL:
Northwestern University; 1994

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Citing a government publication:
Food and Drug Administration. Jin Bu Huan Herbal Tablets. Rockville, MD: National Press Office;April 15, 1994. Talk Paper T94-22

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Citing an online article:
Rosenthal S, Chen R, Hadler S. The safety of acelluler pertussis vaccine vs whole-cell pertussis
vaccine [abstract]. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med [serial online]. 1996;150:457–460. Available at:
http://www.ama-assn.org/sci-pubs/journals/archive/ajdc/vol_150/no_5/abstract/htm. Accessed
November 10, 1996

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Citing a symposium article:
Eisenberg J. Market forces and physician workforce reform: why they may not work. Paper
presented at: Annual Meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges; October 28,
1995; Washington, DC

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Figure Captions
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Figures include photographs or radiographs, drawings, graphs, bar charts, flow charts, and pathways, but
NOT lists or tables.
Figures must be cited sequentially in the text. Number all figures (and corresponding figure captions)sequentially in the order they are cited in the text.
Figure captions should be written after the reference list. Insert a page break between the end of references
and the start of figure captions.
Figure captions should include a description of the figure and/or each lettered part (A, B, etc.) and of any
portions of the figure highlighted by arrows, arrowheads, asterisks, etc.
For a figure borrowed or adapted from another publication (used with permission), add a credit line inparentheses at the end of each figure legend. This credit line should be a complete bibliographic listing of thesource publication (as a reference), or other credit line as supplied by the copyright holder. For example(Reprinted with permission from Calfee DR, Wispelwey B. Brain abscess. Semin Neurol 2000;20:357.)
Figures are to be uploaded as separate files at the end of your manuscript – include figure number andlegend.

Tables
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Data given in tables should be commented on but not repeated in the text. Be sure that lists or columns ofrelated data are composed in a word-processing program like the rest of the text.
Do not intersperse tables in the text. Tables should appear after the figure captions. Insert a page break
between the end of the figure captions and the start of the tables.
Tables are to be uploaded as separate files at the end of your figures (if any) and include table numbers andlegends.
Tables must be double-spaced and numbered in the same sequence they are cited in the text. A short
descriptive title should be provided for each table.
If a table contains artwork, supply the artwork separately as a digital file.
For tables borrowed or adapted from another publication (used with permission), add a credit line as thefirst footnote beneath each table. This credit line should be a complete bibliographical listing of the source
publication (as a reference), or other credit line as supplied by the copyright holder. For example, “Reprinted
with permission from Calfee DR, Wispelwey B. Brain abscess. Semin Neurol 2000;20:357.” (“Data from . . .”or “Adapted from . . .” may also be used, as appropriate.)
Other footnotes for tables should be indicated in the table using superscript letters in alphabetical order.
Any abbreviations used in the table should be explained at the end of the table in a footnote.

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General Guidelines
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It is best to use Adobe Photoshop to create and save images, and Adobe Illustrator for line art and labels.
Do not submit art created in Microsoft Excel, Word, or PowerPoint. These files cannot be used by thetypesetter.
Save each figure in a separate file.
Do not compress files.
All black-and-white and color artwork should be at a resolution of 300 dpi (dots per inch) in TIFF format.
Line art should be 1,200 dpi in EPS or TIFF format. Contact the Production Editor at Thieme if you are unsureof the final size.
It is preferable for figures to be cropped to their final size (approximately 3½ inches for a single column and
up to 7 inches for a double column), or larger, and in the correct orientation. If art is submitted smaller andthen has to be enlarged, its resolution (dpi) and clarity will decrease.
Note: Lower resolutions (less than 300 dpi) and JPEG format (.jpg extension) for grayscale and color artwork
are strongly discouraged due to the poor quality they yield in printing, which requires 300 dpi resolution for
sharp, clear, detailed images. JPEG format, by definition, is a lower resolution (compressed) format designed
for quick upload on computer screens.

Color Art•

All color artwork should be saved in CMYK, not RGB. There are no charges for color art.

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Arrows, asterisks, and arrowheads (or other markers) should be white in dark or black areas and black inlight or white areas, and large in size. If not, these highlighting marks may become difficult to see when
figures are reduced in size during the typesetting process.
Use 1-point (or thicker) rules and leader lines.
Capitalize the first word of each label and all proper nouns. Consider using all capitals if you need a higher
level of labels.
Where there are alternate terms or spellings for a named structure, use the most common one and makesure it is consistent with what is used in the text.
Avoid using multiple fonts and font sizes for the labels; use only one or two sizes of a serif font.

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Submission Procedure••••

Consult the checklist on the first page of this document to ensure that you are ready to submit yourmanuscript.
Effective February 22, 2024, Journal of Knee Surgery no longer charges submission fees.
Manuscripts must be submitted electronically at the following link:
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jks
Always review your manuscript before submitting it. You may stop a submission at any phase and save it tosubmit later. You can also check the status of your manuscript by logging in to the submission system. The
Editor in Chief will inform you via email once a decision has been made.

Open Access: Article Processing Charge
Authors of articles for all Thieme subscription journals – including, of course, Journal of Knee Surgery - have theoption of paying an article processing charge (APC) so that their articles will be published on an Open Accessbasis. Learn more about Thieme’s Open Access program by visiting https://www.thieme.com/en-us/who-weserve/authors/journals/open-access. For the current pricing, please go to “APC” and select “Price List” ("Hybrid
Open Access" price applies to this journal).

Preprint Server Statement
Journal of Knee Surgery encourages the submission of manuscripts that have been deposited in an initial draft
version in preprint repositories such as Research Square, arXiv, and medRxiv. Drafts of short conference abstracts
or degree theses posted on the website of the degree-granting institution, and draft manuscripts deposited on
authors’ or institutional websites are also welcome. All other prior publication is forbidden.
During submission, authors should (1) note use of the preprint repository in the cover letter, (2) state what
adjustments and/or updates the draft has undergone between deposition and submission and (3) cite thepreprint, including the DOI, as a reference in the manuscript.
After submission to the journal, and until a final decision has been made, authors are discouraged from
depositing versions of their manuscript as preprints. Upon publication authors should add a link from thepreprint to the published article. Twelve months after publication, authors can update the preprint with theaccepted manuscript.

Revision Procedure•
Should the editors decide that your article requires a revision please complete the following steps:•
Login to the submission system and locate your manuscript which will be marked for revision.
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Using your word-processing program create a separate “Cover Letter” that will address any questions
and your answers to the reviewers comments.
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Using your word-processing program and your manuscript address and make any necessary changes.
Please do NOT use Word’s track changes. Instead, please HIGHLIGHT all changes in the revisedmanuscript.
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Each question and change along with line numbers should be included in your “Cover Letter.”•
Copy and paste the reviewer’s comments as well as your response to their suggestions into the “Authors
Response” box for easy access.
•Upload your Cover Letter as well as your “Revised Manuscript.”•
Remove any “Redundant” files.
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Before submitting please double-check that your submission has been uploaded correctly, redundantfiles have been removed and all files are sequenced correctly.

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Page Proofs
Page proofs will be sent to you via email. The proofs will be in a PDF file format, which should be opened using
Acrobat Reader software. You will receive further instructions with your proofs. Take this opportunity to checkthe typeset text for typographic and related errors. Elective alterations are difficult to accommodate owing to theassociated time and expense of introducing them. Therefore, please be sure that when you submit yourmanuscript, it is accurate, complete, and final.
Article Offprints
You will be able to order offprints of your article in advance of its publication. Details and prices will be sent toyou along with the page proofs. Upon publication, the corresponding author will receive a complimentary PDF of
their article.

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POLICY STATEMENTS
Statement on Liability
The legislation on product liability makes increased demands on the duty of care to be exercised by authors ofscientific research and medical publications. This applies in particular to papers and publications containing
therapeutic directions or instructions and doses or dosage schedules. We therefore request you to examine withparticular care, also in your own interest, the factual correctness of the contents of your manuscript once it has
been copyedited and returned to you in the form of galley proofs. The responsibility for the correctness of dataand statements made in the manuscript rests entirely with the author.
Definition of Authorship
Authorship credit should be based on criteria established by the International Committee of Medical Journal
Editors. Each author should have made the following contributions towards the completion of the manuscript:
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Substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data
Drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content
Final approval of the version to be published

Copyright Statement
Submitted manuscripts must represent original research not previously published nor being considered for
publication elsewhere. The editors and Thieme combat plagiarism, double publication, and scientific misconduct
with the software CrossCheck powered by iThenticate. Your manuscript may be subject to an investigation andretraction if plagiarism is suspected.
If you plan to reproduce text, tables, or figures from a published source, you must first obtain written permission
from the copyright holder (usually the publisher). This is required even if the material is from your own
published work. For material never before published and given to you by another person, you must obtain
permission from that person. Serious delays to publication can be incurred if permissions are not obtained.
As the author, it is your responsibility to obtain all permissions, pay any permission fees, furnish copies of
permissions to Thieme with your manuscript, and include a credit line at the end of the figure caption, beneaththe table, or in a text footnote.
Upon publication of an article, all rights are held by the publishers, including the rights to reproduce all or part ofany publication. The reproduction of articles or illustrations without prior consent from the publisher isprohibited.
Statement of Ethics
This journal adheres to the ethical standards described by the Committee on Publication Ethics and theInternational Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Authors are expected to adhere to these standards.
For all manuscripts reporting data from studies involving human or animal participants, formal review andapproval, or formal review and waiver (exemption), by an appropriate institutional review board (IRB) or ethics
committee is required, as well as any necessary HIPAA consent, and should be described in the Methods section
with the full name of the reviewing entity. All clinical trials must be registered in a public trials registry. Denote
the registry and registry number.

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Patient Permission Policy and Thieme GDPR Policy
You must obtain a signed patient permission form for every patient whose recognizable photograph will be used.
If you do not supply this, the identity of the patient must be obscured before the image is published; this could
interfere with the instructive value of the photograph.
The personal rights of people who are recognizable on images must be protected. Please provide a writtenconsent form for publication signed by every recognizable person. For persons under 18 years of age / persons
supervised, please provide the signature of both parents / the legal guardian / supervisor. A suitable declarationof consent form can be obtained in our authors' lounge. Patient permission forms are availableat www.thieme.com/journal-authors
We cannot accept or store illustrations in which personal data of third parties are included. Please submit images
in completely anonymous form, free of personal data only! Such data may not only be directly visible in theimage (e.g., a patient name or a date of birth in an X-ray image); they can also be included in the metadata of theimage, which is accessible with the appropriate software. They may also be obscured by a cropping feature (suchas PowerPoint or Word), but can be made visible underneath. If you have questions about data protection
regulations, please contact us before submitting your manuscript.

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EDITORIAL CONTACTS
Please contact the Editorial Office or Thieme Publishers with any questions.
Editor in Chief
James P. Stannard, M.D.
J. Vernon Luck Distinguished Chairman
University of Missouri Hospital
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
MC213 McHaney Hall
One Hospital Drive
Columbia, MO 65212, USA
Tel: 573-882-8178 / Fax: 573-882-1760
stannardj@health.missouri.edu
Editorial Office
Karen Foote
University of Missouri Hospital
1100 Virginia Ave.
Columbia, MO 65212
FooteKM@health.missouri.edu
Thieme Publishers
jks@thieme.com
Thieme Publishers– Production Editor
Salman Sharif
Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Private Limited
A-12, Second Floor, Sector 2
Noida - 201 301
India
Tel: +91-120-4556600 / Fax: +91-120-4556649
Salman.Sharif@thieme.in

Last Updated: February 202414