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The Orthopod

The Official Publication of the
American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics

    • Leadership Notes
      • AOAO Committees Focus on Strategic Plan
      • Status of Residency Programs: Single Accreditation System Update
      • Passing of the Baton
        By Steven J. Heithoff, DO, FAOAO
        Orthopod Editor
    • CME Updates
      • What is going on at the AOAO meetings?
      • Congratulations to This Year’s Award Recipients!
    • Residents & Students
      • RAOAO Update
      • New SAOAO National Board
    • Membership News
      • The Apprentice Model for Resident Training – It’s Undervalued!
      • 2019 AOAO Leadership Seminar: May 4-5
      • Congratulations Steven D. Morton, DO, FAOAO – New AOAO President
      • DO’s that Do: Flying High with Dr. Greg Barnhill, Plane and Helicopter Owner/Pilot
      • Welcome New Members!
      • Thank You to Edward Armbruster, DO, FAOAO – Exiting Editor of The Orthopod
      • The Funky Three-Legged Stool and the Holy Trinity of the Osteopathic Profession
      • Board of Directors
    • General Articles
      • So Many Journals, So Little Time!
      • Global Outreach
      • AOAO Introduces New Ambassador Program in 2019
      • 2018 – A Good Year!
      • Call for Associate Editors
    • Abstracts
      • Arthritis Research UK Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire (MSK-HQ) as an Indicator of Health Status and Health Literacy in an Urban Setting
      • The Financial Impact of Surgical Site Infection in Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus Patients Undergoing Open Reduction Internal Fixation Procedures
      • The Role of In-Office Diagnostic Needle Arthroscopy for Intra-Articular Knee Symptoms With a Normal MRI: A case report for ACL Insufficiency

From the Editor

Passing of the Baton
By Steven J. Heithoff, DO, FAOAO
Orthopod Editor

The Orthopod baton has officially passed from Dr. Armbruster to me.  As your next editor, I commit myself to uphold its high standards and I have a few new ideas in mind.

Notice we have our First Letter to the Editor authored by Dr. Richard Howard, a lifelong teacher, practitioner and champion of the osteopathic orthopedic cause. He brings a unique perspective and I encourage you to read about his thoughts.  Then send in some of yours! Don’t miss Dr. Lee Vander Lugt’s update on the status of Residency Programs in the Single Accreditation System.

We are also searching for Assistant Editors to improve our issues. I challenge you to volunteer!

Thanks for reading and get involved!

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About the Orthopod

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

Editor:
Steven J. Heithoff, DO, FAOAO
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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