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Let AAOS be your source for bone and joint health information!  Whether you are looking for clinical news, story ideas, spokespeople or statistics, our News Room will be a frequently updated destination for media, members and patients. 

Just as it is AAOS members’ goal is to keep this nation in motion; it is the goal of the AAOS PR department  to support the flow of accurate information about musculoskeletal health to your audiences. We look forward to working with you to do just that. Contact us and let us know how we can help.

April 17, 2013

Healthcare community responds to Boston Marathon tragedy

An article in MedPage Today looks at the Boston Marathon bombings from the aspect of emergency preparedness. The author states that coordination and integration among hospital staff are keys to handling a large scale trauma event. A spokesperson for Tufts Medical Center notes that existing relationships between emergency department staff and first responders helped the network of various emergency systems work smoothly and efficiently. (more)

FDA issues a Class I Recall on Stryker Orthopaedics
April 05, 2013

Measuring the Value of Health Care Procedures and Treatments

How can you measure the value of orthopaedic care?  Frequently Asked Qustions surrounding the latest research, "Modeling the Indirect Economic Implications of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Treatment," published in Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation.
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January 17, 2013

FDA Safety Communication on Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants
A Nation in Motion

A Nation in Motion

The Academy's newest public awareness campaign has just added two new features to anationinmotion.org. In addition to the almost 600 inspiring patient stories, visitors can now read surgeon stories and Ortho-pinions. They can also play A Nation in Motion The Game, get facts and statistics on the site's resources page and read orthopaedic news.  [Learn more]

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Sports Medicine Media Guide

Sports Medicine Media Guide

A tool for the media to help with writing sports-related stories.  This media guide includes statistics, common treatment methods and images of common sports injuries.

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Metal on Metal Hip Replacements

Information for Media, Members and Patients
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