The Conversation I Hate to Have

Eeric Truumees, MD

Chicago's O'Hare airport is often the site of impromptu medical conferences. As I was returning from a Spine Summit hosted by the North American Spine Society, I met several orthopaedic surgeons—including AAOS President and —who had attended a patient safety meeting in Rosemont. Edward Dohring, MD, who had attended the Spine Summit, was also present. While waiting for our flights, we discussed issues surrounding patient safety, particularly those relating to breaking "bad news."

When Adventure and Safety Collide

Peter Pollack

"If you tell somebody to quit smoking or to wear a seatbelt, nobody listens to you because it's boring," explained Stuart E. Fromm, MD. "I wanted to do something that was exciting." Dr. Fromm, an orthopaedic surgeon in the Black Hills region of South Dakota, produced and directed "The Ultimate Adventure—Yin and Yang," a 40-minute action film that emphasizes both the thrills of extreme sports and its safety concerns.

Building Better Bones

Alan S. Hilibrand, MD

With the end of summer heralding the return to school and more consistent family schedules, the AAOS is again offering numerous resources, information, and tips to educate patients, their families, and communities about the importance of nutrition and exercise in building and maintaining bone health.

Sound Off: Why Orthopaedic Surgeons Need a Curriculum

Richard H. Gross, MD

When I was preparing for my certification boards in the early 1970s, the process was fairly simple. Orthopaedics had just three main journals—The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, and Orthopedic Clinics of North America—so "keeping up" with the literature was not an impossible task. Specialization was in its infancy and fellowships were few, so the knowledge base was implicitly aimed at the competence of a community orthopaedic surgeon.