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"

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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