JBJS | Editor's Note

The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, Volume 82, Issue 11

The Orthopaedic Forum | November 01, 2000

Editor's Note

R. P.; J. D. H.

The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. 2000; 82:1665-a-1665

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In the October issue of The Journal, we noted that, "[with] the rapid advent of the electronic age . . . the dissemination of bountiful information is cheap, while the delivery of high-quality peer-reviewed knowledge remains expensive."¹ This widely held belief is substantiated in the paper in the current issue by Beredjiklian et al., entitled "Evaluating the Source and Content of Orthopaedic Information on the Internet. The Case of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome," which appears on pages 1540-1543.

After reading that article, an obvious question arises: "How do patients and orthopaedic surgeons distill useful knowledge from the information?" An important answer is provided in this Orthopaedic Forum article by Hirsch, in which the author announces the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' expanded resource for web-based physician and patient education. Together, these papers document a problem and point to the beginnings of a solution that should benefit orthopaedic surgeons and the patients they serve.

R. P. J. D. H.

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Heckman, J. D.,Poss, R.. Editorial. The eJBJS (www.jbjs.org). J. Bone and Joint Surg.,82-A: 1371-1372. Oct 2000;82-A1371 2000

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Heckman, J. D.,Poss, R.. Editorial. The eJBJS (www.jbjs.org). J. Bone and Joint Surg.,82-A: 1371-1372. Oct 2000;82-A1371 2000

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