title: Publication rates of scientific presentations at the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons annual meetings from 1996 to 2001.
abstract: National orthopedic subspecialty meetings are a research forum where volumes of investigations are presented after a peer-reviewed selection process. The objective of this investigation was to determine the publication rate of recent scientific presentations presented at the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) annual meetings. From 1996 to 2001, 168 (58%) of 292 podium abstracts presented at meetings were published. The average time to publication was 21.7 +/- 14.7 months. Three major orthopedic journals constituted 89% of the publications. The 58% publication rate for AAHKS ranks as one of the higher rates for orthopedic specialty meetings and validates the selection process for abstracts presented. In addition, AAHKS meetings are an excellent source for a wide array of quality research and scientific information.
authors.affiliation: Center for Hip and Knee Replacement (CHKR), Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Eric W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Lloyd
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Geller
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Iorio
authors.forename: Richard S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huo
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Macaulay
mesh_terms: D015706:Bibliometrics; D003226:Congresses as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006615:Hip / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000601:surgery; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D017712:Peer Review, Research / Q000639:trends; D011642:Publications / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*