Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Aims & Scope

Official Clinical Journal of the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA) Few other areas of orthopedic surgery and traumatology have undergone such a dramatic evolution in the last 10 years as knee surgery, arthroscopy and sports traumatology.

Ranked among the top 33% of journals in both Orthopedics and Sports Sciences, the goal of this European journal is to publish papers about innovative knee surgery, sports trauma surgery and arthroscopy.

Each issue features a series of peer-reviewed articles that deal with diagnosis and management and with basic research.

Each issue also contains at least one review article about an important clinical problem.

Case presentations or short notes about technical innovations are also accepted for publication.

The articles cover all aspects of knee surgery and all types of sports trauma; in addition, epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment and prevention, and all types of arthroscopy (not only the knee but also the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, ankle, etc.) are addressed.

Articles on new diagnostic techniques such as MRI and ultrasound and high-quality articles about the biomechanics of joints, muscles and tendons are included.

Although this is largely a clinical journal, it is also open to basic research with clinical relevance.

Because the journal is supported by a distinguished European Editorial Board, assisted by an international Advisory Board, you can be assured that the journal maintains the highest standards.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5
2024	3.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.950

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	160

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1514

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	7594

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Health Professions and Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Factors of patellar instability: An anatomic radiographic study

  Citation: 1692

  Authors: H., G., L., Ch.

• Evaluation of knee ligament injuries with the IKDC form

  Citation: 1279

  Authors: F., W., R. P., H. ‐U.

• Prevention of non‐contact anterior cruciate ligament injuries in soccer players. Part 1: Mechanisms of injury and underlying risk factors

  Citation: 640

  Authors: Eduard, Gregory D., Holly J., Gonzalo, Daniel, Cristina, Ramón

• Prevention of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in soccer

  Citation: 525

  Authors: A., G., M., G., A.

• Fear of re‐injury: a hindrance for returning to sports after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

  Citation: 512

  Authors: Joanna, Anna, Katja, Lars

• Improvements in surgical technique of valgus high tibial osteotomy

  Citation: 496

  Authors: Philipp, Jens D.

• Treatment of osteochondral lesions of the talus: a systematic review

  Citation: 493

  Authors: Maartje, Peter A. A., Johannes L., Cornelis Niek

• The basic science of the subchondral bone

  Citation: 487

  Authors: Henning, C. Niek, Magdalena

• Platelet‐rich plasma: intra‐articular knee injections produced favorable results on degenerative cartilage lesions

  Citation: 411

  Authors: Elizaveta, Roberto, Giuseppe, Alessandro, Antonio, Annarita, Pier Maria, Sandro, Maurilio

• Arthroscopic autogenous osteochondral mosaicplasty for the treatment of femoral condylar articular defects

  Citation: 410

  Authors: L., G., Z., I., I.

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