International Orthopaedics, the Official Journal of the Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie (SICOT) http://www.sicot.org/, publishes original papers from all over the world. The articles deal with clinical orthopaedic surgery or basic research directly connected with orthopaedic surgery. International Orthopaedics will also link all the members of SICOT by means of an insert that will be concerned with SICOT matters. Finally, it is expected that news and information regarding all aspects of orthopaedic surgery, including meetings, panels, instructional courses, etc. will be brought to the attention of the readers.Manuscripts submitted for publication must contain a statement to the effect that all human studies have been approved by the appropriate ethics committee and have therefore been performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki. It should also be stated clearly in the text that all persons gave their informed consent prior to their inclusion in the study. Details that might disclose the identity of the subjects under study should be omitted.Reports of animal experiments must state that the "Principles of laboratory animal care" (NIH publication No. 85-23, revised 1985) were followed, as well as specific national laws (e.g. the current version of the German Law on the Protection of Animals) where applicable.The editors reserve the right to reject manuscripts that do not comply with the above-mentioned requirements. The author will be held responsible for false statements or for failure to fulfil the above-mentioned requirements.

國際骨科，國際骨科學會官方刊物，骨科和創傷科，http://www.sicot.org/，發表來自世界各地的原始論文。本文涉及與骨科手術直接相關的臨床骨科手術或基礎研究。國際骨科也將通過一個插入物連接所有的SICOT成員，該插入物將與SICOT事務有關。最后，希望有關骨科手術各個方面的新聞和信息，包括會議、小組討論、教學課程等都能引起讀者的注意。提交出版的手稿必須包含一份聲明，表明所有人類研究均已獲得適當的倫理委員會批準，因此已按照1964年《赫爾辛基宣言》中規定的倫理標準進行。文中還應明確指出，所有人在被納入研究之前都已給予知情同意。應忽略可能披露研究對象身份的細節。動物實驗報告必須說明“實驗室動物護理原則”（NIH第85-23號出版物，1985年修訂）以及適用的具體國家法律（如德國現行的動物保護法）。編輯保留拒絕不符合上述要求的稿件的權利。作者將對虛假陳述或未能滿足上述要求負責。