Putting the presidency in perspective

John J. Callaghan, MD

I first served on the AAOS Board of Directors as a member-at-large (1996–1998). But being nominated as second vice president in 2008 gave me a whole new perspective on the AAOS, its members, and staff. Board members bring their unique personalities, ideas, opinions, and talents to the table. Leaders have to ensure an atmosphere where everyone feels comfortable speaking out, listen to what’s being said, build consensus, and, in the end, make some tough decisions. John J.

Industry News

Next-generation mobile-bearing knee system The Zimmer NexGen LPS-Flex mobile-bearing knee implant (A) with Prolong highly crosslinked polyethylene is now available in the United States. The LPS-Flex mobile-bearing knee has an anteriorly positioned pivot near the entry point of the anterior cruciate ligament, which purports to replicate the anatomic center of knee rotation.

Setting Now Straight

I have been performing independent medical exams over the past 5 years and have found that an inordinate number of superior labral anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesions are reported on magnetic resonance images (MRIs) of litigants. Having personally reviewed these studies with the aid of a skeletal radiologist, I have found very little correlation between the radiologic interpretations and the intraoperative photos professing to identify the lesion.

Who were the first Padres?

Stuart J. Fischer, MD

Brush up on San Diego’s past and present attractions San Diego is famous for its baseball team, the Padres, who play at Petco Park near the convention center. But who were the real padres who helped build the city? Church missionaries weren’t the first to come to San Diego. The area had been inhabited for thousands of years by native peoples called Kumeyaay. The Kumeyaay still live in the area—on 13 reservations in San Diego County. Spanish adventurers also preceded the Padres.

AAOS-Vietnam program enters third year

Lynne Dowling

Positive changes in patient care and treatment outcomes seen As 2011 unfolds, the U.S. faculty responsible for leading the AAOS-Vietnamese Orthopaedic Association (VOA) Visiting Faculty and Professional Development Programs are gearing up for a third successful year of programming. During March and April, courses will be held in the primary Vietnamese population centers of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), Hue, and Hanoi. AAOS course directors Stuart L.

Giving aid and comfort to the enemy

C. Timothy Floyd, MD

A surgeon’s view of the war in Iraq Although most of the world’s armies adopted humane policies for treating captured, wounded combatants in wartime after the 1864 Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of Wounded in Armies of the Field, George Washington and the Continental Congress already had established American values in early 1777.

SOMOS leads way in wartime and disaster response

CDR John-Paul H. Rue, MD

The Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons (SOMOS) represents a broad spectrum of active duty, retired, and reserve military orthopaedic surgeons. SOMOS members take the lead in many fields of orthopaedic surgery, positively affecting lives and improving patient care in wartime situations in Iraq and Afghanistan, in disaster areas such as Haiti, and in austere environments across the globe. Overseeing the care of wounded military is the primary responsibility of most of our membership.

Pat on the back...

Kimberly J. Templeton, MD, president-elect of the U.S. Bone and Joint Decade, who will address the 55th session of the Commission on the Status of Women at United Nations Headquarters, New York City. Augustus A. White, III, MD, PhD, recognized at the sixth annual Ivy Football Association Dinner for his groundbreaking work and preeminence in orthopaedics; his various commitments to community, charity, school, and profession; and his participation on an Ivy League football team.