Acta Orthopaedica (previously Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica 1930-2004), owned by the Nordic Orthopaedic Federation, is a non-profit electronic, immediate Open Access journal, meaning your work is free for every-one to access online as soon as it’s published (Gold OA).
Abstracts are presented in PubMed with full text available through PubMed Central. Furthermore, all Acta Orthopaedica content dating back to 1930 is freely available.
Case/Technical report
Most case reports present one of these topics: Unique features or diagnostic/therapeutic approaches of a disease or injury. An unexpected association between diseases or symptoms. An unexpected event in the course of observing or treating a patient. Findings that shed new light on the pathogenesis of a disease.
A Case report should include new educational material. The report of a rare injury or disease that was easily diagnosed and for which the treatment was obvious is not accepted. The mere fact that a diagnosis was missed when it should have been considered on the basis of the patient's findings is not a reason for publication. Similarly, the report of yet another rare organism or tumor in a previously unsuspected location is seldom accepted for publication.
The published Case Report has no Abstract and no Introduction. It starts with the case story and ends with a Discussion. However, a short abstract is required (for reviewer reasons) in the manuscript you submit.
