Orthopaedic Surgeons and Congressional Leaders Collaborate at the National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference

Douglas W. Lundy, MD, MBA, FAAOS

Since the first NOLC meeting in 1990, leaders from AAOS have been assembling in our nation’s capital to advocate orthopaedic issues before members of Congress, as well as conducting the business of AAOS. This is one of the most critical meetings of AAOS every year.

Keeping Our Patients and Ourselves Safe

Robert M. Orfaly, MD, MBA, FAAOS

AAOS Now will cover nonclinical subjects that may be controversial but are clearly on the minds of many members. One such topic will initiate our special coverage this month, as the issue of healthcare workplace safety has been thrust into the spotlight.

Reader Comments on Delaying ACLR and Arthrofibrosis

K. Donald Shelbourne, MD

Editor’s note: The following letter is in response to the August 2022 AAOS Now article titled “Delaying ACL Reconstruction by Seven Weeks or More Is Associated with Lower Risk of Arthrofibrosis” by Ariel DeMaio.

Specific Actions Must Be Taken in Order to Mitigate Workplace Violence in Outpatient Clinical Settings

Alfonso Mejia, MD, MPH, FAAOS

Violence is an epidemic in America—no place more so than in the healthcare workplace.

Sound Off: Promoting OR Efficiency and Education: A Resident’s Perspective

Elizabeth A. Duckworth, MD, MBA

With rates of anxiety, depression, burnout, suicide, and departure from the profession at record highs among orthopaedic surgeons, it is a sobering time to enter a profession that initially sparked joy for so many.