The HSS Journal is the Musculoskeletal Journal of Hospital for Special Surgery. The Journal publishes peer reviewed
articles that contribute to the advancement of the knowledge
of musculoskeletal diseases. The goal of the Journal is to present articles describing cutting edge research, clinical pathways, and state-of-the-art techniques that educate the orthopaedic and musculoskeletal communities, thus advancing the Hospital’s broad-based mission of education and training.
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Executive Editor
Laura Robbins, DSW
Senior Associate Editors
Alejandro Leali, MD
Robert G. Marx, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Deputy Editors
C. Ronald MacKenzie, MD
Carolyn M. Sofka, MD
Timothy Wright, PhD
Corresponding Editors
A. Seth Greenwald, D.Phil (Oxon)
Domenick J. Sisto, MD
International Editors
Fabio Catani, MD
Jose Clemente Ibarra, MD
Patrick Sussmann, MD
Editorial Board Members
Manjula Bansal, MD
Mathias P. Bostrom, MD,
Michelle G. Carlson, MD
Jeme Cioppa-Mosca, PT, MBA
Jack Davis, MSN, RN, ONC
Joseph H. Feinberg, MD
Sandy B. Ganz, PT, DSc, GCS
Lawrence Gulotta, MD
Russel C. Huang, MD
Kethy M. Jules-Ulysee, MD
Michael J. Klein, MD
David S. Levine, MD
Anna Miller, MD
Curtis Mina, MD
Stephen A. Paget, MD,
FACP, FACR
Patricia Quinlan, DNSc(c), MPA,
RN, CPHQ
Thomas J. Quinn, MD, MBA
David M. Scher, MD
Thomas P. Sculco, MD
Jose Rodriguez, MD
Jacques Ya Deau, MD, PhD
Medical Librarian
Timothy Roberts, MLS
Managing Editor
Natanya Gayle, MPH
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