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The Orthopod

The Official Publication of the
American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics

    • Leadership Notes
      • In Step with the AOAO President
      • Update on Single Accreditation and the 2019 AOA Annual Business Meeting
      • Passion Needed!
    • Membership News
      • DOs That Do:
        CAPT Mark E. Fleming, DO, FAOAO
      • Committee Highlight: Program Directors Committee
      • The Wisdom of Teams
      • Osteopathic Orthopedic Post Apocalypse – Is it Time for Alternative Accreditation?
      • Osteopathic Orthopedic Sports Subspecialty Certification – Available Now!
    • General Articles
      • Join Us at The Broadmoor!
      • AOAO Foundation Update: Research and recognition
    • Students
      • Chasing the Orthopedic Dream: A student’s path to orthopedic surgery
    • Research
      • Simultaneous Pectoralis Major Rupture at the Muscle Belly and Musculotendinous Junction
      • Rare Complication of Levamisole-Induced Vasculitis and Skin Necrosis Following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty

August 2019

DOs That Do:
CAPT Mark E. Fleming, DO, FAOAO

Dr. Mark Fleming is one of our most distinguished AOAO members. As a DO trauma surgeon, he has risen to Captain in the Navy, and currently serves as Deputy Director, Navy Trauma Training Center, LA County & USC.     In addition to trauma surgery, multiple deployments and assignments, his professional life also has a strong research component wi … [Read More...]

Notes from Leadership

In Step with the AOAO President
By Steven D. Morton, DO, FAOAO
AOAO President

I hope everyone’s summer plans have not been interrupted by rain, earthquakes, sweltering heat or other natural disasters.  St. Louis has had another year of significant flooding, displacing thousands of people.  Despite all that is happening around the country, our Board has been quite busy.  Dr. Jim Ingram and the Membership Committee are putting … [Read More...]

Passion Needed!
By Steven J. Heithoff, DO, FAOAO
Editor

PASSION!   Are you mad? Got an idea? Want to change the world? Begin by transferring your energy into written word. WRITE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR! Read Drs. Mehlman & Barnhill’s interesting messages. … [Read More...]

Update on Single Accreditation and the 2019 AOA Annual Business Meeting
By Lee Vander Lugt, DO, FAOAO
Executive Director

The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) held its Annual Business meeting in Chicago last week.  Steve Morton, DO, President of the AOAO, and I attended the Board of Trustees portion of the meeting.  The AOA Board of Trustees is responsible for implementing the policies passed by the AOA House of Delegates, and has the primary responsibility for C … [Read More...]

Membership News

Osteopathic Orthopedic Sports Subspecialty Certification – Available Now!
By Sean Mc Millan, DO, FAOAO
Co-Chairman of the AOBOS Sports Subspecialty Committee

Registration is open for the Osteopathic Orthopedic Sports Subspecialty Certification examination this upcoming October 23, 2019, in conjunction with the AOAO Annual Fall Meeting, at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs.  This exam is the result of years of tireless work by our committee members and the delegates from the AOBOS and is intended to add … [Read More...]

Committee Highlight: Program Directors Committee

The Program Directors Committee was formed to inspire and empower program directors of previously AOA-accredited residencies and fellowships in the following areas: Promote the osteopathic model of training competent community orthopedic surgeons in the ACGME and CORD Promote ACGME accreditation of all previous AOA orthopedic residency and … [Read More...]

The Wisdom of Teams
By Charles T. Mehlman, DO, MPH
Professor, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Cincinnati, Ohio

Maybe file this under: “Geez dude, everyone knows that” except for the fact that they don’t.  How many foul shots do you have to shoot before you get good at foul shots?  Ten?  Ten thousand?  Choose whatever analogy (sports or otherwise) that you prefer, but the relationship remains the same: with virtually no exceptions the more of something you do … [Read More...]

Osteopathic Orthopedic Post Apocalypse – Is It Time for Alternative Accreditation?
By Gregory L. Barnhill, DO
Senior Examiner, AOBOS
Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon by the AOBOS
Assistant Clinical Professor KCUCOM
Resident Trainer
Kansas City, Missouri

The year is 2025. The landscape is desolate. All osteopathic hospitals have closed, or been absorbed, or restructured. The American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics is simply cleaning up and getting ready to close and turn out the lights. ACGME accredited graduates may skip the AOBOS and choose allopathic certification. Our osteopathic medical … [Read More...]

General Articles

Join Us at The Broadmoor!

The AOAO CME Committee, led by Dennis Blackburn, DO, FAOAO, along with a dedicated group of moderators have developed another outstanding educational program. This year’s theme is “Complications and What We Have Learned From Them”. Lectures will address how to prevent and solve complications among multiple specialties in orthopedic surgery. As leade … [Read More...]

AOAO Foundation Update: Research and recognition
By Gary S. Ulrich, DO, FAOAO, FACOS
AOAO Foundation President

As summer moves on, I wanted to provide an update regarding our current activities and projects. During our meeting at the Annual Spring conference in Orlando, the Foundation Board approved three new awards that will recognize and reward young, talented and dedicated osteopathic orthopedic students, residents and surgeons. Award recipients will … [Read More...]

Residents & Students

Chasing the Orthopedic Dream: A student’s path to orthopedic surgery
By Anna Roman-Pleschko, OMS-4
SAOAO President

For those seeking to embark on the path to becoming an orthopedic surgeon, below is a brief “how to” guide for the osteopathic student, outlining the necessary steps to get to fourth year auditions and to ultimately match. This general guideline is what to expect as you progress through your training. This is by no means comprehensive but it serves … [Read More...]

Research

Simultaneous Pectoralis Major Rupture at the Muscle Belly and Musculotendinous Junction

Smith, Tyler DO; Arevalo, Alfonso DO; Kazanjian, Jack DO Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Department of Orthopedic Surgery Philadelphia, PA Introduction Over the past two decades, there has been a significant increase in the number of pectoralis major muscle ruptures.1,2,6 These ruptures occur almost exclusively in athletic, … [Read More...]

Rare Complication of Levamisole-Induced Vasculitis and Skin Necrosis Following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty

Authors: Jonathan Schneider, DO; Timothy Ekpo, DO Affiliation: Mountain View Regional Medical Center Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program, Las Cruces, New Mexico (Dr. Schneider), Henry Ford Allegiance Health Hospital, Division of Orthopedic Surgery (Dr. Ekpo) Abstract We report on a rare case of levamisole-induced vasculitis with multiple … [Read More...]

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About the Orthopod

The Academy’s e-newsletter is published three times annually.

Editor:
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Orthopodeditor@aoao.org

Contributors:
Kyle J. Busch, DO, MS PGY-5
Adam LaFleur
James S. Mason, DO, FAOAO
Fred McAlpin, III, DO, FAOAO
Gary S. Ulrich, DO, FAOAO, FACOS

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