Providing orthopaedic care at the community level presents unique challenges and requires an individual to stay current on a wide breadth of skills and knowledge. Members of the AAOS Annual Meeting Committee have identified the following Instructional Course Lectures (ICLs) as especially applicable to Community Orthopaedists.
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Hip: 221, "Do a Better Total Hip Arthroplasty: Tips and Tricks to Enhance Your Outcomes in Both Simple and Complex Cases
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Knee: 422, "Personalized TKA: Where Does Unrestricted and Restricted Kinematic and Mechanical Alignment Fit-In?"
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Basic Research: 103, "Injectables in the Management of Osteoarthritis of the Knee (OAK): What Works, What if Recommended, What is FDA Approved"
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Hand & Wrist: 346, "Simple Hand Problems that Aren’t: Avoiding Snakes in the Grass"
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Pediatrics: 307, "Common Pediatric Fractures for Community Orthopaedic Surgeons: To Fix Them or Ship Them"
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Practice Management: 407, "Orthopaedics in the Real World: The Business and Legal Aspects of Being in Private Practice in 2022"
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Shoulder & Elbow: 247, "Proximal Humerus Fractures: Leave It Alone, Fix It, Replace It?"
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Sports Medicine: 381, "Four Common Shoulder Problems in Overhead Sports: An Interactive, Round Table, Case-Based, Problem-Solving Session"
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Trauma: 373, "Tibial Plateau Fractures: Addressing Commonly Encountered Challenges in Reduction and Fixation"
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Trauma: 431, "Difficult Proximal Femur and Shaft Fractures: Tips and Tricks"