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TSR-RCOT celebrates its 100th issue

Fig. 1. A. Revue d’Orthopédie, 1890. B. Revue d’Orthopédie, 1910.

The Revue d’Orthopédie was born in 1890 under the aegis ofdouard Kermisson (Fig. 1a), published by Editions Masson, mak-ng it one of the oldest orthopaedic journals in the world, if not theldest. Yet for reasons unknown to us today, volume numberingas reset to 0 at the beginning of each decade, with the currentumbering beginning in 1910 (resulting from a simple proofingubstitution) (Fig. 1b) with since that time continuous publication,xcept for 4 years of war. This explains why we are celebratingolume 100 this year, even though La Revue is in fact 124 yearsld.

However, over the years this elderly dame has remainedoung at heart and adapted to our evolving specialty. Sincehe very beginning loyal to its publisher (Masson, whichater became Elsevier-Masson), in 1928 it became La Revue’Orthopédie et de Chirurgie de l’Appareil Moteur and thenn 1951 La Revue de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Réparatricee l’Appareil Locomoteur (Fig. 2). The influential editors-in-hief must be cited here, who, one after another, raised Laevue to a high level of recognition: L. Ombredanne, beforeorld War II, R. Merle d’Aubigné, J.O. Ramadier, and then

. Zucman.Finally, J.Y. Nordin, president of APCORT (Association des

ublications de chirurgie orthopédique réparatrice et trauma-ologique) and J.M. Thomine, editor-in-chief, were the actors ofhe revolution that led to the creation of La Revue de Chirurgierthopédique et Traumatologique (RCOT) in 2009 (Fig. 3a) and itslectronic English version, the only one indexed, Orthopaedicsnd Traumatology: Surgery and Research (OTSR) (Fig. 3b). Itsbjective: give to French-language orthopaedics (through theoFCOT [Société franc aise de chirurgie orthopédique et trauma-ologique], the AOT [Académie d’orthopédie et traumatologie],he partner and associated societies, and Orthorisq) an interna-ional tribune. The objectives seem to have been met since in

years, the impact factor has been multiplied by 3.5, the num-er of articles downloaded has undergone exponential growth,nd articles from abroad account for 57% of the submis-ions.

This volume 100 therefore deserves to be celebrated,articularly since at the same time, France is the Guestation at the annual American Academy of Orthopaedicurgeons (AAOS) conference in New Orleans. OTSR-RCOTarticipation is a prerequisite to this promotion of Frenchrthopaedics.

To chronicle the development and contribution of Frenchrthopaedics, this special issue proposes a cohabitation of 13classical” articles and 11 articles that are representative of

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Fig. 2. Revue de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Réparatrice de l’Appareil Locomoteur, 2005.

Fig. 3. A. Revue de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique, 2010.

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the current Revue. The classical articles have already beenpublished in La Revue over the past 60 years and cover anumber of distinguished French innovations. This selectiondoes not claim to be exhaustive and the choice was diffi-cult to make, founded on either major technical innovationsthat resounded internationally or on outstanding diagnosticor therapeutic approaches. Thus can be found, in chronologi-cal order of publication, the acrylic hip prosthesis (R. Judet),the total ceramic-on-ceramic hip prosthesis (P. Boutin), theRoy-Camille pedicle screw (R. Roy-Camille), the Guepar hingedknee prosthesis, lateral ankle ligamentoplasty (J. Castaing),Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation, pelvic reconstruction accord-ing to J. Puget, the natural history of anterior knee laxity (H.Dejour), the pathogenesisand natural history of congenital hipdislocation (R. Seringe), the relationship between bone torsionsand medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis (J.M. Thomine), the GammaNail (A. Grosse and I. Kempf), the dual-mobility total hip pros-thesis (G. Bousquet), and finally the reverse shoulder prosthesis(P. Grammont).

As a counterpoint to these classical articles, we have selected11 articles that are representative of the current trends of our Revue,grouping studies on significant innovations (i.e., EOS), studies fromforeign countries, and studies conducted within our associatedsocieties (SFHG, Société franc aise de la hanche et du genou) orpartners (SFA, Société franc aise d’arthroscopie), testifying to the

openness of the Revue.

OTSR-RCOT, great-granddaughter of La Revue d’Orthopédie, isdoing well, but she is still young and is aware of the major stakes atplay that will allow her to mark points. This means high demands

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n terms of quality, ethics, and editorial independence, all of whiche have established over the years and will continue to pro-ote.La Revue would be nothing without the demanding and atten-

ive work of the editors and without the unpaid and all-importantssistance of the reviewers. We extend our sincere appreciation tohem all.

Vive OTSR-RCOT.

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Chief Editor OTSR-RCOTP. Beaufils ∗

President of APCORTB. Augereau

54, rue Boissonnade, 75014 Paris, France

∗ Corresponding author.E-mail address: rco@sofcot.fr (P. Beaufils)