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Editorial| Volume 23, ISSUE 4, P337-339, April 2007

Duplicate Publication and Republication in a Second Language

      Among the articles that Arthroscopy readers may find to be of clinical interest in this issue is the report of a multicenter, retrospective study, “Cuff Integrity After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: Correlation With Clinical Results in 576 Cases.”[
      • Flurin P.-H.
      • Landreau P.
      • Grégory T.
      • et al.
      Cuff integrity after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: Correlation with clinical results in 576 cases.
      This superb review of a large cohort of patients treated by the exceptional surgeons of the French Society of Arthroscopy reports excellent outcomes and few complications, yet a notable rate of recurrent rotator cuff tears that were associated with lesser outcomes (but not with increased pain). In addition, this study has practical importance because factors predicted to correlate with diminished healing rates and inferior clinical outcomes after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair are specifically defined. Arthroscopic treatment of tears of the rotator cuff is a topic of current and enormous importance to our readers.[

      Arrigoni P, Brady PC, Burkhart SS. The double-pulley technique for double-row rotator cuff repair. Arthroscopy in press, available online 8 January 2007. doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2006.08.016.

      • Lafosse L.
      • Reiland Y.
      • Baier G.P.
      • Toussaint B.
      • Jost B.
      Anterior and posterior instability of the long head of the biceps tendon in rotator cuff tears: A new classification based on arthroscopic observations.
      • Milano G.
      • Grasso A.
      • Salvatore M.
      • Zarelli D.
      • Deriu L.
      • Fabbriciani C.
      Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with and without subacromial decompression: A prospective randomized study.
      • Nho S.J.
      • Yadav H.
      • Pensak M.
      • Dodson C.C.
      • Good C.R.
      • MacGillivray J.D.
      Biomechanical fixation in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.
      • Nakagawa S.
      • Yoneda M.
      • Mizuno N.
      • Hayashida K.
      • Mae T.
      • Take Y.
      Throwing shoulder injury involving the anterior rotator cuff: Concealed tears not as uncommon as previously thought.
      • Park M.C.
      • ElAttrache N.S.
      • Ahmad C.S.
      • Tibone J.E.
      “Transosseous-equivalent” rotator cuff repair technique.
      • Meier S.W.
      • Meier J.D.
      The effect of double-row fixation on initial repair strength in rotator cuff repair: A biomechanical study.
      • Wolff A.B.
      • Magit D.P.
      • Miller S.R.
      • Wyman J.
      • Sethi P.M.
      Arthroscopic fixation of bursal-sided rotator cuff tears.
      • Brady P.C.
      • Arrigoni P.
      • Burkhart S.S.
      Evaluation of residual rotator cuff defects after in vivo single- versus double-row rotator cuff repairs.
      • Glenn Jr, R.E.
      • McCarty L.P.
      • Cole B.J.
      The accessory posteromedial portal revisited: Utility for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.
      • Labbé M.R.
      Arthroscopic technique for patch augmentation of rotator cuff repairs.
      • White C.D.
      • Bunker T.D.
      • Hooper R.M.
      The strength of suture configurations in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.
      • Adams J.E.
      • Zobitz M.E.
      • Reach Jr, J.S.
      • An K.N.
      • Steinmann S.P.
      Rotator cuff repair using an acellular dermal matrix graft: An in vivo study in a canine model.
      • Tauro J.C.
      Stiffness and rotator cuff tears: Incidence, arthroscopic findings, and treatment results.
      • Verma N.N.
      • Dunn W.
      • Adler R.S.
      • et al.
      All-arthroscopic versus mini-open rotator cuff repair: A retrospective review with minimum 2-year follow-up.
      • Fealy S.
      • Rodeo S.A.
      • MacGillivray J.D.
      • Nixon A.J.
      • Adler R.S.
      • Warren R.F.
      Biomechanical evaluation of the relation between number of suture anchors and strength of the bone–tendon interface in a goat rotator cuff model.
      • Curtis A.S.
      • Burbank K.M.
      • Tierney J.J.
      • Scheller A.D.
      • Curran A.R.
      The insertional footprint of the rotator cuff: An anatomic study.
      • Almazán A.
      • Nieves J.
      • Patiño P.
      • Ruiz M.
      • Cruz F.
      • Pérez F.X.
      • Ibarra C.
      Engaging needles: A simple technique for arthroscopic side-to-side rotator cuff repair.
      • Cicak N.
      • Klobucar H.
      • Bicanic G.
      • Trsek D.
      Arthroscopic transosseous suture anchor technique for rotator cuff repairs.
      • Porcellini G.
      • Paladini P.
      • Campi F.
      • Paganelli M.
      Shoulder instability and related rotator cuff tears: Arthroscopic findings and treatment in patients aged 40 to 60 years.
      • Mahar A.
      • Allred D.W.
      • Wedemeyer M.
      • Abbi G.
      • Pedowitz R.
      A biomechanical and radiographic analysis of standard and intracortical suture anchors for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.
      • Abbi G.
      • Espinoza L.
      • Odell T.
      • Mahar A.
      • Pedowitz R.
      Evaluation of 5 knots and 2 suture materials for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: Very strong sutures can still slip.
      • Seldes R.M.
      • Abramchayev I.
      Arthroscopic insertion of a biologic rotator cuff augmentation after rotator cuff repair.
      • Sauerbrey A.M.
      • Getz C.L.
      • Piancastelli M.
      • Iannotti J.P.
      • Ramsey M.L.
      • Williams Jr, G.R.
      Arthroscopic versus mini-open rotator cuff repair: A comparison of clinical outcome.
      • McBirnie J.M.
      • Miniaci A.
      • Miniaci S.L.
      Arthroscopic repair of full-thickness rotator cuff tears using bioabsorbable tacks.
      • James Davidson J.F.
      • Burkhart S.S.
      • Richards D.P.
      • Campbell S.E.
      Use of preoperative magnetic resonance imaging to predict rotator cuff tear pattern and method of repair.
      • Sugaya H.
      • Maeda K.
      • Matsuki K.
      • Moriishi J.
      Functional and structural outcome after arthroscopic full-thickness rotator cuff repair: Single-row versus dual-row fixation.
      • Cummins C.A.
      • Appleyard R.C.
      • Strickland S.
      • Haen P.S.
      • Chen S.
      • Murrell G.A.C.
      Rotator cuff repair: An ex vivo analysis of suture anchor repair techniques on initial load to failure.
      • Ide J.
      • Maeda S.
      • Takagi K.
      A comparison of arthroscopic and open rotator cuff repair.
      • Burkhart S.S.
      • Klein J.R.
      Arthroscopic repair of rotator cuff tears associated with large bone cysts of the proximal humerus: Compaction bone grafting technique.
      • Bicknell R.T.
      • Harwood C.
      • Ferreira L.
      • et al.
      Cyclic loading of rotator cuff repairs: An in vitro biomechanical comparison of bioabsorbable tacks with transosseous sutures.
      • Wolf E.M.
      • Pennington W.T.
      • Agrawal V.
      Arthroscopic side-to-side rotator cuff repair.
      • Buess E.
      • Steuber K.U.
      • Waibl B.
      Open versus arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: A comparative view of 96 cases.
      • Guttmann D.
      • Graham R.D.
      • MacLennan M.J.
      • Lubowitz J.H.
      Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: The learning curve.
      • Kelly II, J.D.
      Disintegration of an absorbable rotator cuff anchor six weeks after implantation.
      • Chhabra A.
      • Goradia V.K.
      • Francke E.I.
      • et al.
      In vitro analysis of rotator cuff repairs: A comparison of arthroscopically inserted tacks or anchors with open transosseous repairs.
      • Warner J.J.P.
      • Tétreault P.
      • Lehtinen J.
      • Zurakowski D.
      Arthroscopic versus mini-open rotator cuff repair: A cohort comparison study.
      • Lee S.
      • Mahar A.
      • Bynum K.
      • Pedowitz R.
      Biomechanical comparison of bioabsorbable sutureless screw anchor versus suture anchor fixation for rotator cuff repair.
      • Rebuzzi E.
      • Coletti N.
      • Schiavetti S.
      • Giusto F.
      Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in patients older than 60 years.
      • Nawab A.
      • Kocabey Y.
      • Caborn D.
      • Nyland J.
      Salvage rotator cuff repair using a biotenodesis screw.
      Our readers will also note that “Cuff Integrity After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: Correlation With Clinical Results in 576 Cases” is published with authorization for reproduction from the French journal Revue de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Réparatrice de l’Appareil Moteur, in which the article was originally published in its entirety as part of a supplement in December 2005.[
      • Flurin P.-H.
      • Landreau P.
      • Gregory T.
      • et al.
      Réparation arthroscopique des ruptures transfixiantes de la coiffe des rotateurs: Étude rétrospective multicentrique de 576 cas avec contrôle de la cicatrisation.
      The Editors of Arthroscopy believe that this article is of sufficient significance that it merits republication in English.
      Unfortunately, when submitting this work to Arthroscopy, the authors neither referenced nor even mentioned the previous publication of their data. With this omission, the authors failed to honor the “Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals,” which is produced by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.[

      International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals. Available from: www.ICMJE.org. Accessed January 30, 2007.

      According to these requirements, “when submitting a paper, the author must always make a full statement to the editor about all submissions and previous reports that might be regarded as redundant or duplicate publication of the same or very similar work.” Readers should note that these requirements include but are not limited to republication in a second language.
      To protect the integrity of our scientific literature, duplicate publication of original data is to be avoided, and republication in a second language must be distinguished and clearly referenced by proper citation of the original report. Failure to do so is unethical, and will distort available evidence during future meta-analyses. Redundant publication in the orthopaedic literature was recently identified as less than 3% in an article by Eck et al.[
      • Eck J.C.
      • Nachtigall D.
      • Hodges S.D.
      • Humphreys C.
      Redundant publications in the orthopedic literature.
      This compares favorably to other disciplines in medicine, where the rates range from 1% to 28%.[
      • Eck J.C.
      • Nachtigall D.
      • Hodges S.D.
      • Humphreys C.
      Redundant publications in the orthopedic literature.
      In general, the Editors of Arthroscopy will not accept manuscripts for duplicate publication in a second language; however, our unique clinical interest and the practical importance of this report justify an exception. In addition, this exception presents an opportunity to remind contributing authors of the ethical standards of professionalism to which we must adhere in the publication of our scientific work. This reminder seems timely, and we encourage our readers to review an editorial published simultaneously in the American edition of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research in 2006 entitled “Professionalism in Publishing.”[
      • Brand R.A.
      • Jacobs J.J.
      • Heckman J.D.
      Professionalism in publishing.
      • Brand R.A.
      • Jacobs J.J.
      • Heckman J.D.
      Professionalism in publishing.
      In addition, we have amended our “Instructions for Authors” by requiring specific author warranties regarding any submitted manuscript:
      • Any manuscript or any data within a manuscript to be submitted to the Arthroscopy Journal for peer review is original work, has been written by the stated authors, and has not been published elsewhere. Likewise, a similar manuscript has not been submitted to or published by any other journal, either by you or any of your coauthors.
      • Any manuscript to be submitted to the Arthroscopy Journal is not currently being considered for publication by any other journal and will not be submitted for such review while under review by this Journal.
      • If there is any possibility, because of its content, that a manuscript to be submitted might be construed as duplicating in whole or in part another actual or pending publication by you or any of your coauthors, it is the corresponding author’s responsibility to advise the editors of the Arthroscopy Journal of this possibility and fully disclose the particulars of this potential conflict for the purpose of determining the propriety of this Journal’s reviewing the proposed submission.
      The Editors of Arthroscopy will maintain our vigilance to assure our readers that we have done all that we can to apply this code of ethics and professionalism to our Journal. We are indebted to one of our outstanding European reviewers for his diligence in identifying the previous publication of this article, and we thank the original publishers for the opportunity to reproduce this important work in Arthroscopy.

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