Knowledge Sources

The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) would like to thank the following journals for their incredible generosity in making their Knowledge Sources accessible to our Diplomates for the ABOS Web-Based Longitudinal Assessment Pathway (ABOS WLA).

American Journal of Orthopedics		Journal of Clinical Oncology
American Journal of Sports Medicine		Journal of Hand Surgery
The Bone & Joint Journal		Journal of Orthopaedic Research
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research		Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
Clinics in Sports Medicine		Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Cochrane Database of Systemic Reviews		Journal of Surgical Oncology
Current Orthopaedic Practice		Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
European Journal of Surgical Oncology		Lancet
Foot & Ankle International		Molecular and Clinical Oncology
Foot and Ankle Surgery		PLoS One
HAND		Sarcoma
Journal of Arthroplasty		Spine
Journal of Arthroscopy		The Spine Journal
Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery

 

Below are links to the pdf full list of Knowledge Sources for the ABOS WLA Program. The list is provided as a quick way to view all of the Knowledge Sources at once. To select a Knowledge Source and get a link to each Knowledge Source, you must log in to your ABOS Diplomate Portal and then scroll down to Part 3 to access your ABOS WLA Portal.

All 2024 ABOS WLA Knowledge Sources

All 2023 ABOS WLA Knowledge Sources

All 2022 ABOS WLA Knowledge Sources

All 2021 ABOS WLA Knowledge Sources

All 2020 ABOS WLA Knowledge Sources

All 2019 ABOS WLA Knowledge Sources

Required Knowledge Sources

2024
Prevalence and Spectrum of Occupational Injury Among Orthopaedic Surgeons. A Cross-Sectional Study Yakkanti R, Sedani A, Syros A, Aiyer A, D’Apuzzo M, Hernandez V. JBJS Open Access. 2023 Jan 31;8(1):e22.00083.

2023
Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome Collection Systems in Orthopaedic Clinical Practice Lizzio V, Dekhne M, Makhni E JBJS Rev. 2019 Jul;7(7):e2.

2022
Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis: What Orthopaedic Surgeons Need to Know. Matzkin E, DeMaio M, Charles J, Franklin C. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2019 Oct 15;27(20):e902-e912.

2021
Leadership, Communication, and Negotiation Across a Diverse Workforce: An AOA Critical Issues Symposium. Clohisy D, Yaszemski M, Lipman J. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2017 Jun 21;99(12):e60.

2020
Managing stress in the orthopaedic family: avoiding burnout, achieving resilience. Sargent M, Sotile W, Sotile M, Rubash H, Vezeridis P, Harmon L, Barrack R. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2011 Apr 20;93(8):e40.

2019
Leading the Way to Solutions to the Opioid Epidemic: AOA Critical Issues. Seymour RB, Ring D, Higgins T, Hsu JR. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2017 Nov 1;99(21):e113(1-10).

Top 25 ABOS WLA 2023 Knowledge Sources –
Ranked by Participation

*Required Knowledge Source

Top 25 ABOS WLA 2022 Knowledge Sources –
Ranked by Participation

*Required Knowledge Source

Top 25 ABOS WLA 2021 Knowledge Sources –
Ranked by Participation

*Required Knowledge Source

Top 25 ABOS WLA 2020 Knowledge Sources –
Ranked by Participation

*Required Knowledge Source

Top 25 ABOS WLA 2019 Knowledge Sources –
Ranked by Participation

*Required Knowledge Source