The first articles of the new open access journal SICOT-J are now available. The papers which are all free to access span a wide range of research in orthopaedics surgery and traumatology.

The first edition of the journal includes articles from researchers in the UK, Canada, France and Japan.

Avoidance of external fixation pin induced rotational stiffness in the forearm; a cadaver study of soft tissue displacement relative to the varying position of radius and ulna fixation Pavel Nikolaevich Kulesh, Matt D.A. Fletcher and Leonid N. Solomin
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/sicotj/2015005

Anatomic variation of palmaris longus and flexor digitorum superficialis of little finger in Indian population Aakash Mugalur, Sunil M Shahane, Ashwin Samant, Aditya C Pathak, Atul Patil And Rajeev Reddy
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/sicotj/2015006

Rib Cartilage Grafting in Upper Limb Surgery: An Overview Laurent Obert, François Loisel, Florelle Gindraux, Yves Tropet and Daniel Lepag
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/sicotj/2015003

Odontoid Process Fractures: The Role of the Ligaments in Maintaining Stability. A biomechanical, cadaveric study Oliver Richard Boughton, Jason Bernard and Matthew Szarko
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/sicotj/2015011

Effects of sex differences on scapular motion during arm elevation Takashi Nagamatsu, Yoshihiro Kai, Masafumi Gotoh, Kazuya Madokoro and Naoto Shiba
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/sicotj/2015004

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