What is 4B

4B stands for 4Bone; it’s a free email service that brings you a weekly update of the latest clinical and review abstracts published in 4 prominent general orthopaedic journals. Issues are supplemented by important articles related to orthopaedic surgery from other 4Abstracts divisions. Our issues are spread out over each month and contain 4 themes: Upper Extremity, Lower Extremity, Trauma, and Miscellaneous. This gives you the possibility to allocate time most efficiently, depending on your topic of interest. It's easy to do and knowledge is for everyone, so sign up now.

/AJSM
Impact Factor 6.1 (2018)
The most highly ranked orthopaedic journal. Published by SAGE Publications in association with American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine.
/JBJS
Impact Factor 4.8 (2018)
Possibly one of the most renowned orthopaedic surgery journals. Published by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc., dba Striatus Orthopaedic Communications.
/CORR
Impact Factor 4.1 (2018)
Leading American general orthopaedic journal. Published by The Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons and Springer Science+Business Media.
/BJJ
Impact Factor 4.3 (2018)
Well-respected British version of JBJS, formerly known as the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (British Volume). Published by the British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery.

Editorial Team 4B

/D.W.P.M.%20Laane<sup>%20MD</sup>
D.W.P.M. Laane is is Editor in Chief of 4B. He is a researcher at Harvard Medical School Orthopedic Trauma Initiative / Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston.
/J.R.H.%20Hendriks<sup>%20BSc</sup>
J.R.H. Hendriks BSc
J.R.H. Hendriks is editor of 4Bone. He studies Medicine at the University of Amsterdam/Amsterdam UMC and works as a student-researcher at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine at the Amsterdam UMC
/T.%20Schiepers<sup>%20BSc</sup>
T.E.E. Schiepers is serving as the editor of 4Bone while studying Medicine at the Utrecht University Medical Center, University of Utrecht. In addition to his studies, Schiepers is also working as a student researcher at the St. Antonius Hospital Utrecht, specifically in the field of traumasurgery.
/L.J.W.%20Vincken<sup>%20MD</sup>
L.J.W. Vincken MD
L.J.W. Vincken is editor of 4Bone. He is a last year medical student at the department of Orthopaedic Surgery and researcher in Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery at the Maastricht University Medical Center.
/O.H.L.%20Rothuizen<sup>%20BSc</sup>
O.H.L. Rothuizen is a medical student at the University Medical Center Utrecht. Next to his medical studies he works as a student researcher at for the department of trauma surgery at the St. Antonius Hospital Utrecht.
/L.%20Angenent<sup>%20MD</sup>
L. Angenent is editor of 4Bone. She is a resident (not in training) at the department of Orthopedic Surgery at Catharina Ziekenhuis, Eindhoven.
/Looking%20for%20you!
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/Looking%20for%20you!
Although we have a large team, we can always use additional help! Interested? Send us a message using the form at the top of the site!

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