AAOS—Advocacy and Action for Orthopaedic Surgeons

Daniel J. Berry, MD

Since I took office as AAOS president at the Annual Meeting in San Diego, I’ve actually been spending a fair amount of time on the opposite coast—in Washington, D.C. It’s been a reminder that AAOS not only stands for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the educational 501(c)3 organization that is the premier educator of orthopaedic surgeons, it also stands for the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the 501(c)6 organization that advocates on behalf of patients and physicians.

AAOS, OTA, OO launch West Africa trauma training program

Lynne Dowling; Nancy Kelly

New volunteer opportunities available After years of planning, disappointments, and fits and starts, a long-standing vision recently became reality with the establishment of the first official orthopaedic specialty training program in the West African nation of Ghana.

Industry News

Titanium foam implants cleared for joint replacement surgeries DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the use of GRIPTION® TF (A) in two new implant systems for complex joint replacement procedures.

Two views on value of joint registries

The comments made by David G. Lewallen, MD, chair of the American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) board of directors, expressing enthusiasm about the “exciting year” the AJRR had (AAOS Now, March 2011), prompted me to share my reservations regarding the Registry. Despite the altruistic and sound rationale of the Registry, I believe the United States is not as yet ready for it for several reasons.

Rebuilding orthopaedics in Haiti

Maureen Leahy

Volunteer support and equipment are still needed A year and a half after a catastrophic earthquake devastated Haiti, the tiny island nation is still struggling to rebuild. The 7.0-magnitude quake reduced the capital city of Port au Prince to rubble, knocked out all essential services, and killed more than 300,000 Haitians. Many survivors sustained serious orthopaedic injuries including crush injuries, compartment syndromes, and open fractures.

In Memoriam

Salvatore D. Barranco, MD February 2011 Blacksburg, Va. Leonard E. Burton, MD Reston, Va. Jack C. Childers Jr., MD April 29, 2011 Lutherville, MD Rodney W. Cranston, MD Nov. 5, 2009 Allendale, N.J. Jerome J. Gilden, MD Aug. 11, 2010 St. Louis, Mo. William A. Halligan, MD Great Meadows, N.J. Paul C. Kingsley, MD April 18, 2009 Corrales, N.M. Edward L. Mahon, MD 2010 Weimar, Texas Paul R. Manske, MD April 20, 2011 St. Louis, Mo. Edgar L.

Chicago exhibits orthopaedic art

The lives of many caught up in the turmoil of war can change in an instant. Advances in battlefront medical aid and improvements in body armor are saving lives, even if soldiers and civilians are badly wounded. Those who survive need to rely as much on a resiliency of spirit as on medical intervention.

Fellows elect 2012 Nominating Committee

Richard N. Peterson, JD

The members of the 2012 AAOS Nominating Committee have been identified. In February, the AAOS Board of Directors appointed the chair and in May, the AAOS fellowship elected six members of the 2012 Nominating Committee. The 2012 Nominating Committee members are as follows: E. Anthony Rankin, MD, Chair James R. Andrews, MD (Ala.) Champ L. Baker Jr., MD (Ga.) S. Terry Canale, MD (Tenn.) Lawrence D. Dorr, MD (Calif.) Christopher D. Harner, MD (Pa.) Ken Yamaguchi, MD (Mo.

Pat on the back...

New members of the J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society board of directors: Alvin H. Crawford, MD, president; Charles L. Nelson, MD, past president; Eleby R. Washington III, MD, vice president; Claudia L. Thomas, MD, secretary; Melvyn A. Harrington Jr, MD, treasurer; and directors-at-large Daryll C. Dykes, MD; Steven L. Frick, MD; Damayea I. Hargett, MD; Richard J. Haynes, MD; MaCalus V. Hogan, MD; Douglas W. Jackson, MD; K. Daniel Riew, MD; Coleen S. Sabatini, MD; Susan E.