John T. Gill, MD, Elected Chair of Academy Board of Councilors
March 07, 2008 10:15 ET
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AAOS
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - March 7, 2008) - Orthopaedic surgeon John T. Gill, MD, was
elected Chair of the Board of Councilors (BOC) of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
(AAOS) at...
Sore Step Relief: New Treatments for Plantar Fasciitis
March 07, 2008 10:13 ET
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AAOS
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - March 7, 2008) - The foot is the part of the body critical
for maintaining function, balance and coordination while walking. However,
thousands of Americans step out...
Young Athletes Paying to Play?
March 07, 2008 10:12 ET
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AAOS
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - March 7, 2008) - Soccer, football, baseball, tennis,
gymnastics. Today the number of activities available to the young athlete
serves up a smorgasbord of choices. ...
Communicating Orthopaedic Surgical Consent
March 06, 2008 11:01 ET
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AAOS
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - March 6, 2008) - Signing a surgical
consent form is a common and required part of the health-care process.
Before undergoing almost any medical procedure, patients...
Total Joint Replacement: Tackling a Growing Epidemic
March 06, 2008 10:29 ET
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AAOS
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - March 6, 2008) - The numbers of hip and knee replacement
surgeries have skyrocketed in the last 10 years. The growth and aging of
the population, particularly baby...
Safe and Sound?
March 06, 2008 10:29 ET
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AAOS
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - March 6, 2008) - It is no secret -- MRSA kills. It is
also no secret that MRSA is a huge ongoing obstacle facing all health-care
professionals; orthpaedic surgeons...
Getting Hip to Hip Surgery
March 06, 2008 10:27 ET
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AAOS
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - March 6, 2008) - Both total hip
replacement or total hip arthroplasty (THA) and hip resurfacing
procedures continue to spark a lively ongoing discussion...
"She Can Do It!"
March 06, 2008 10:26 ET
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AAOS
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - March 6, 2008) - Today more than 90 percent of orthopaedic
surgeons are men. This is a startling statistic given these facts: The
number of women orthopaedic...
X-Why? The Gender Implant
March 06, 2008 10:23 ET
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AAOS
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - March 6, 2008) - It has been heavily researched that men
and women are in fact, anatomically different. But are they so different
they require special and customized...
AAOS Celebrates Diamond Jubilee
March 06, 2008 10:18 ET
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AAOS
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - March 6, 2008) - Seventy-Five years ago on an ordinary
January day in 1933, a small group of orthopaedic surgeons gathered to
form, what is known today as, the...