This month’s note from the editor was about gratitude and vision. Brian J. McGrory, MD, Founding Editor and Editor Emeritus of Arthroplasty Today, deserves my gratitude to be sure, for his kind, patient, gracious, and generous mentorship. He also deserves gratitude from the arthroplasty community worldwide for his vision and tireless commitment to the development of Arthroplasty Today (AT), which he started in 2015 and led throughout its first 5 years. From the initial conception of AT, Dr. McGrory promoted the importance of having an open access journal [1] focusing on all aspects of joint replacement of the hip and knee and gathered the necessary support from the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) Board and Elsevier, Inc. to make his vision a reality. He assembled a team of leaders in the field to serve as Associate Editors and to serve on the Editorial Board.
For Dr. McGrory, AT was his passion and his avocation. He personally cultivated each and every aspect of every issue, doggedly ensuring the highest quality publication in service of our specialty. Theme-based issues were carefully assembled in areas of current interest, such as infection and digital orthopaedics. The American Joint Replacement Registry Annual Report is published in AT each year. Pursuant to the goals of open access publication, one issue each year has been dedicated to an international perspective. The journal was not simply a part-time endeavor for Dr. McGrory, as he dedicated countless hours in constant pursuit of excellence in scientific publication. Integrity mattered to him and he demanded ethical publishing and peer review [2]. He inspired all those involved with AT to think differently and he did so with a great deal of humility.
One of the very valuable aspects of Arthroplasty Today is its inclusion of case reports, which continue to be a source of important information for surgeons but have limited venues available for publication. Dr. McGrory recognized the ongoing relevance of case reports [3] and nearly half of each issue is set aside for them. Providing a team learning platform [4] and providing CME [5] were two additional areas in which AT has shown vision under Dr. McGrory’s leadership.
On behalf of our readers and our specialty, your peers, and our patients, we thank you, Dr. McGrory. We are all indebted to your vision and servant leadership.
Footnotes
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