3 steps to creating an Orthopaedia article:

1. See if an article on your topic already exists - browse the table of contents or use the search
   • If article exists then consider editing the article to improve it
   • If article does't exist then create a new article
2. Click "Add Content" in the left navigation
3. Click "Add Page"

Don't forget to claim Author Credit

Here are some basics on when and how you should write an Orthopaedia article: 

1. Have something to say.
2. Write the article in your own words. Feel free to paraphrase what you read as long as you cite appropriately.
3. Use a page template when appropriate but don't be limited by it.
4. Use citations from PubMed (or other sources).
5. Upload your own pictures preferably, but if you cannot, link -don't paste- from the web. (for an example of liberal linking without copying, see this page )
6. At the bottom of the article, list some suggestions of additional article topics that could be created to expand the coverage.

See the [User Guide] for specifics on how to use Orthopaedia.

See How I Wrote My Fracture Articles for a method to use Word and Wiki Markup mode.

Don't suffer from writer's block! As a surgeon, you are (or should be) a perfectionist, but that's not necessary (or helpful) here. Better to post something, however imperfect, than nothing at all. The community will refine it.

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