Chicago Poised to Welcome AAOS

Michael F. Schafer, MD; John F. Sarwark, MD

Greetings! As local cochairs, we cannot wait to welcome our colleagues to the 2013 AAOS Annual Meeting, to be held March 19–23, in Chicago. We are thrilled the Academy has again chosen our exciting city for this important event—particularly as 2013 marks the Academy’s 80th Anniversary.

Readers Like AAOS Now, not Government

The article “Drivers wearing arm slings shouldn’t drive” (AAOS Now, October 2012) was great. I want to give a copy to all my shoulder surgery patients. Charles L. Metzger, MD Bellaire, Texas I very much enjoyed the December 2012 edition of AAOS Now. It was terrific—one of the best. The subjects of importance to our profession heavily outnumbered the “necessary” trivial ones. Augusto Sarmiento, MD Miami, Fla. I just read Dr.

Introducing JAAOS Plus

Jeffrey S. Fischgrund, MD

The Academy’s award-winning review journal—Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS)—has been a staple of orthopaedic education for more than 20 years. Whether in print or online, JAAOS articles are excellent references. Many orthopaedic surgeons, however, like nothing better than to “hear” from the experts, to question them, and to challenge their views. Thanks to advances in technology, a new JAAOS initiative is making that interactive education possible.

Are you pulling my (restless) leg?

S. Terry Canale, MD

Boy, is my leg restless today! My legs have been restless since the 1995 AAOS Summer Institute where Kenneth J. Koval, MD; Peter G. Trafton, MD; E. Greer Richardson, MD, and James A. Nunley II, MD, lectured and demonstrated leg operations, while Judy Sherr (who was then an AAOS staff member) cheered them on. It didn’t seem that I needed any of those operations, but my legs just wouldn’t quit moving. I looked like “Mambo Man!” S.

Sweet Home Chicago!

Whether you like pizza and pinot or steak and sushi, you’ll find it in Chicago With the 2013 AAOS Annual Meeting being held in the Academy’s hometown of Chicago, AAOS Now turned to some local fellows to get their recommendations on the best the city has to offer—from restaurants to relaxing hot spots.

Join the 2013 AAOS Playground Build

Michael F. Schafer, MD

New playground to benefit children, families in needy neighborhood Michael F. Schafer, MD Grab a warm hat and gloves and join your colleagues on Tuesday, March 19, at the 14th annual AAOS Safe and Accessible Playground Build in Chicago. Since 2000, the Academy has sponsored a one-day volunteer playground build to kick-off the Annual Meeting. The annual build gives attendees at the meeting the opportunity to give hope to a needy community.

Education Pioneer: William A. Grana, MD

Constance M. Filling

William A. Grana, MD A consensus builder, Dr. Grana constantly sought to expand educational opportunities, whether as an advisor to the U.S. State Department in a program designed to help the Vietnamese run their provincial hospital system or as professor emeritus at UACM with a primary focus on teaching residents and students. “Dr. Grana was a giant in the field of sports medicine and a past president of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine,” said John F.

In Memoriam

Thomas A. Brady, MD April 7, 2011 Richland, Mich. Robert W. Carson, MD Nov. 22, 2012 Woodside, Calif. Harold H. Chakales, MD Dec. 13, 2011 Houston, Texas Bennie J. Clayburgh, MD Jan. 21, 2013 Grand Forks, N.D. Jonathan Cohen, MD Nov. 13, 2003 Brighton, Mass. Richard M. Fry, MD Jan. 23, 2013 Gainesville, Fla. William A. Grana, MD, MPH Feb. 1, 2013 Tucson, Ariz. Arthur R. Hartwig, MD Nov. 14, 2011 Woodside, Calif. Edward T.

New Process for Electing AAOS Leaders

Richard N. Peterson, JD

Americans can’t vote for president via the Internet yet—but beginning this year, AAOS Fellows can use electronic balloting to vote for AAOS leaders online. The new voting process is an outgrowth of efforts to make the selection of leaders more democratic and transparent, particularly when more than one candidate is proposed for a position. In 2010, an Election Project Team was established to review the voting process for officers of the AAOS.

World-Class Meeting Has International Following

William B. Stetson, MD; Lynne Dowling

The AAOS Annual Meeting remains the largest orthopaedic educational meeting in the world, and international participation is robust. Nearly one third of physician attendees are from countries outside the United States. They come to learn from the best—and they are eager to participate in the multiple educational opportunities the Annual Meeting affords. It was just 20 years ago that the AAOS Board of Directors established a Task Force on International Initiatives.

IPOS Sponsors Surgical Simulation Competition

John M. Flynn, MD

The 2012 International Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium (IPOS) held in Orlando, Fla., included a new orthopaedic surgical simulation contest. The inaugural “Top Gun” competition, developed and presented by the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) and the AAOS, was a timed motor skills accuracy contest for IPOS attendees-in-training.