Share Your Knowledge

The AAOS Central Program Committee is issuing a call for abstracts from AAOS members, residents, and other orthopaedic professionals on a wide variety of orthopaedic-related topics for the AAOS 2017 Annual Meeting in San Diego, March 14–18. Nowhere else will your discoveries reach such a wide-ranging orthopaedic audience. "The future of orthopaedic science and practice is constantly progressing," said chair, Central Program Committee.

Gerald R. Williams Jr, MD, Takes the Helm

Jennie McKee

When delivered his incoming presidential address during the 2016 AAOS Annual Meeting in Orlando last month, he made it clear that sustaining and encouraging unity in the orthopaedic profession would be a major focus in the coming year. With a large contingent of his own family members in attendance, Dr. Williams emphasized the challenges and benefits of maintaining a close-knit orthopaedic community, drawing inspiration from Charles A. Rockwood Jr, MD, his residency chair, fellowship director, and mentor, who began his tenure as AAOS president in 1984.

Academy to Public: When You're on Your Feet, Stay on Your Toes

Terry Stanton

The Academy recently unveiled its 2016 public service announcement (PSA) campaign, which will be distributed to more than 9,000 media outlets across the country.

Award-Winning Research Focuses on ACL Reconstruction

Jennie McKee

When Louis E. DeFrate, ScD, joined the department of orthopaedic surgery at Duke University Medical Center a decade ago, he and colleague William E. Garrett Jr, MD, PhD, discussed the relative lack of data on how anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) graft placement affects joint function under in vivo loading conditions. Soon after, with the assistance of radiologist Charles E. Spritzer, MD, Dr.

20 Years of Study into Mechanisms of ACL Injury Honored

Terry Stanton

Timothy E. Hewett, PhD, and his research associates have spent more than 2 decades contemplating and confronting the challenges presented by anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, with the goal of better understanding the causes and mechanism of ACL injury and developing techniques and regimens for its prevention. Dr.

Fellowship Accreditation: Finding the Way Forward

Gerald R. Williams Jr, MD

When I gave my incoming presidential address at the AAOS Annual Meeting in Orlando, I touched on the topic of fellowship accreditation—specifically, the unaccredited programs that provide orthopaedic fellowship training across the country.  Just how prevalent are these programs? According to 2015 match statistics, there are currently 480 fellowship programs and 943 fellowship positions nationwide. When osteopathic programs are included, the numbers are even larger.

Pat on the Back

2016 Annual Meeting Resident Bowl winners: and Joseph Laurence Petfield, MD. William A. Jiranek, MD, FACS, 26th president of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. New officers and board members of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA): Steven A. Olson, MD, president; William M. Ricci, MD, president-elect; David C. Teague, MD, 2nd president-elect; and Clifford B. Jones, MD, member-at-large.

Distraction City a Hit at Annual Meeting

Alan S. Hilibrand, MD

To highlight the dangers of distracted driving in April and throughout the year, the AAOS re-released its "No Small Distractions" videos as public service announcements (PSAs) to television stations throughout the country. Last summer, "Decide to Drive," the Academy's distracted-driving awareness campaign, commissioned a series of social media-based videos that humorously but effectively emphasize how small distractions can pose big dangers to drivers, passengers, and pedestrians.

S. Terry Canale, MD, Takes Home Tipton Award

Mary Ann Porucznik

For nearly 50 years, has served his patients and his profession. During that time, says AAOS Past President James H. Beaty, MD, "he has been a leader in every stage of his career and in every organization that has been fortunate enough to have him as an involved member." During the AAOS Annual Meeting, the Academy recognized Dr. Canale's groundbreaking efforts in education, research, and patient-centered care by presenting him with the William W. Tipton Jr, MD, Leadership Award.

E. Anthony Rankin, MD, Receives Diversity Award

Jennie McKee

When arrived at his first AAOS Annual Meeting in 1967, he found only two African-American orthopaedists in attendance. Back then, there were only about 10 board-certified African-American orthopaedic surgeons practicing in the United States. Spurred on by this lack of diversity, Dr. Rankin—who became the Academy's first African-American president in 2008—chose to devote a significant portion of his time and energy to making orthopaedics a more inclusive specialty.

The "Humanitarian's Humanitarian"

Peter Pollack

Described by his friend and colleague as a "humanitarian's humanitarian," with an "unequalled lifetime of work" serving in developing countries, Richard A. Gosselin, MD, received the 2016 AAOS Humanitarian Award during the 2016 AAOS Annual Meeting. A traveler "I first went to Africa as a 3rd-year medical student in 1977 and knew right away that was the career path for me," Dr. Gosselin explained.

Meet Your New Board Members and Council Chair

Six orthopaedic surgeons took their places on the AAOS Board of Directors during the 2016 Annual Meeting in Orlando, and an orthopaedist was also appointed to serve as a council chair. They were introduced to the fellowship at that time; here's your opportunity to meet them. Second Vice-PresidentVermont orthopaedic surgeon David A. Halsey, MD, became second vice-president of the AAOS. The new role is the first in a 3-year term of volunteer service that concludes with Dr.

The AAOS Resident Assembly: A Look Back on the Inaugural Year

Jeremy M. Burnham, MD

With the close of the 2016 AAOS Annual Meeting, the AAOS Resident Assembly (RA) has completed its inaugural year. Considering the substantial time and resources needed to take the RA from concept to reality, the first year flew by. By all accounts, the RA made significant strides in fulfilling its mission to engage, educate, and represent orthopaedic residents and fellows, while developing future AAOS members and leaders.

Seeing the Signs of Resident Burnout

Mark Schultzel, MD

Orthopaedic surgical residency programs have experienced a great deal of change in the last decade, including implementation of the 80-hour work week, greater use of simulator training, and increased documentation required of residents via caselogs and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Milestone Program. All of these adjustments have been aimed at improving resident education and enhancing patient care.