Table 6.
Journals' Overall Social Media Presence and Impact Factor
| Journal Name | Total followers | Total posts | Mean IF |
| The American Journal of Sports Medicine | 78,766 | 2,223 | 6.2 |
| Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery | 90,453 | 12,042 | 4.5 |
| Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research | 22,500 | 5,741 | 4.3 |
| Arthroscopy | 46,500 | 5,820 | 4.8 |
| Journal of Arthroplasty | 19,126 | 1,903 | 3.8 |
| The Spine Journal | 10,600 | 4,559 | 3.5 |
| Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery | 7,841 | 757 | 3.0 |
| Journal of Orthopaedic Research | 8,444 | 492 | 3.1 |
| Spine | 2,100 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Orthopedic Clinics of North America | 2,826 | 443 | 2.6 |
| Foot and Ankle International | 13,773 | 1,643 | 2.7 |
| Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons | 76,600 | 1,228 | 2.6 |
| Journal of Hand Surgery | 8,231 | 3,220 | 2.1 |
| The Journal of Knee Surgery | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics | 1,651 | 2,814 | 2.1 |
| Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma | 14,300 | 5,182 | 2.2 |
| Clinical Spine Surgery | 4,959 | 3,079 | 1.8 |
IF = impact factor