It Is Time to Meet with Members of Congress

Douglas W. Lundy, MD, MBA, FAAOS

Many of us are willing to set aside our personal politics and advocate on both sides of the aisle for the policy issues affecting our patients and our ability to practice.

The Loss of Human Connection Is Disconcerting

Julie Balch Samora, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAOS, FAOA

Although I have never considered myself overly social, I have realized that I actually need in-person connections. Fortunately, I’m optimistic that our medical societies, including AAOS, will resume safe, socially distanced, in-person events in the near future.

Orthopaedics Pioneered Robotics in Surgery

Brian Day, MD

In the AAOS Now article about the emergence of robotics in orthopaedics, when stating that “orthopaedic surgery has been comparatively slower in its development and adoption of parallel technology,” the authors may not have been aware that orthopaedics led the world in pioneering the introduction of robotics into the realm of surgery.