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American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics

May 2020

AOAO Has Your Custom Delivered Solution to Staying on Top of Critical Orthopedic Information

Has staying on top of critical orthopedic information become an impossible chore? AOAO has your custom delivered solution.  The Dr. John H. Drabing Virtual Library of the AOAO Foundation is a deeply discounted one-year subscription to six popular orthopedic journals and their archives – bundled and accessible through one password-protected portal. At only $375 - a savings of … [Read more...] about AOAO Has Your Custom Delivered Solution to Staying on Top of Critical Orthopedic Information

May 2020

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AOAO Annual Fall Meeting Preview: Keynote Speaker Chad Hennings

Combat Vet Pilot, Super Bowl Champ, and Author In order to attain excellence one must first live a lifestyle of excellence. Excellence isn’t a destination; it’s an identity. Chad Hennings has lived this message through a nine-year NFL career and three Super Bowl Championships with the Dallas Cowboys, forty-five successful combat missions flying A-10 jets with the Air For … [Read more...] about AOAO Annual Fall Meeting Preview: Keynote Speaker Chad Hennings

Locked Plate Fixation of Proximal Humerus Fractures in Non-Elderly Adults: Analysis of Five-Year Outcomes

Authors: Fred Vilson, MS¹, Justin W. Griffin, MD², Stephen F. Brockmeir, MD², A. Rashard Dacus, MD², Eric W. Carson, MD², Bonnie S. Mason, MD³ Abstract Background A current mainstay operative intervention for proximal humerus fractures is an open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) primarily addressing elderly patients with these fractures. Although there is literature a … [Read more...] about Locked Plate Fixation of Proximal Humerus Fractures in Non-Elderly Adults: Analysis of Five-Year Outcomes

In Memoriam: Jerry Gurkoff, DO, FAOAO 1949-2020
Past President, AOAO, 1996-1997
By Myron Haas, DO, FAOAO

It is with deep sadness that we have received the news of the passing of our colleague and dear friend Jerry F. Gurkoff, DO, FAOAO. All of us, who have witnessed his contributions to the growth and development of our profession, knew Jerry very well. He brightened everyone’s day, with either advice or one of his many clever jokes. He had humor for every circumstance and it was a … [Read more...] about In Memoriam: Jerry Gurkoff, DO, FAOAO 1949-2020
Past President, AOAO, 1996-1997

By Myron Haas, DO, FAOAO

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

Editor:
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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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