Patient Orthopaedic Information from the American Academy of Orthopaedic surgeons
http://www.orthoinfo.aaos.org
This website provides information about a wide range of topics relevant to orthopaedics, including information about
arthritis, joint replacement, exercise, osteoporosis. The articles are available in Spanish as well.
American
Association of Orthopedic Surgeons
http://www.aaos.org
The Home page of the AAOS is your source for the latest legislative,
educational, healthcare policy, and research information. The site
includes the by-laws and position papers of the AAOS, and the latest
federal and state laws enacted that pertain to the practice of orthopedics
and medicine.
Orthopaedic Research Society
http://www.ors.org
Promotes research and education related to
orthopaedic surgery and musculoskeletal diseases
and injuries.
North American Spine Society
http://www.spine.org
Contains information on preventing spine injury,
as well as education about common spine
conditions.
American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society
http://www.aofas.org
Provides information about foot and ankle conditions,
how to select proper footwear, and ways to keep your
feet healthy.
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
http://www.hand-surg.org/pubinfo.asp
Provides education about a variety of
conditions affecting the hand and wrist.
American
Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine
http://www.aossm.org
The
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) is a national
organization of orthopaedic surgeons specializing in sports medicine,
including national and international sports medicine leaders.
Arthroscopy
Association of North America
http://www.aana.org
The AANA Web site provides support services for members, including
a member directory, description of the annual meeting, and other
instructional courses that offer CME. Scholarships and fellowships
available are listed. You can learn about the latest in arthroscopy
research by searching lectures presented at previous AANA meetings.
Journals
of the AMA
http://www.amapublications.com
All editorial material from The Journal of the American Medical
Association (JAMA) and the American Medical Association's (AMA)
Archives Journals is now available online through the AMA Publications
Web site.
Journal
of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
http://www.aaos.org/wordhtml/journal.htm
Cited in Index Medicus and Medline, this is the official peer-reviewed
journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Only abstracts
are available to nonsubscribers; full text is available to AAOS
members.
The
American Journal of Sports Medicine
http://www.sportsmed.org/Journal/Default.htm
American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine publishes The American
Journal of Sports Medicine. This site lists all the editions of
the journal printed since May-June 1997 and allows access to abstracts
of selected articles in each journal.
The
National Athletic Trainers' Association
http://www.nata.org
The mission of the National Athletic Trainers' Association is to
enhance the quality of health care for athletes and those engaged
in physical activity, and to advance the profession of athletic
training through education and research in the prevention, evaluation,
management and rehabilitation of injuries.
The
Arthritis Foundation
http://www.arthritis.org
For centuries men and women, young and old, have been affected by
a disease in which little was known except its symptoms. But in
1948, a group of scientists and physicians came together to take
action against this condition called arthritis. Perhaps heartened
by breakthroughs in medicine, this community of scientists envisioned
a day when a cure for arthritis would be discovered and the millions
of people with arthritis would no longer suffer. Their actions resulted
in the formation of the Arthritis Foundation.
California
Medical Association
http://www.cmanet.org
California Medical
Association’s mission is to promote the science and art of medicine,
the care and well-being of patients, the protection of the public
health, and the betterment of the medical profession; to promote
similar interests in its component societies; and to unite with
similar organizations in other states and territories of the United
States to form the American Medical Association.
Medicare
http://www.medicare.gov
The
official U.S. Govenment site for Medicare information
Health
Care Financing Administration
http://www.hcfa.gov
The
federal agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid, and The Children's
Health Insurance program.
American
Medical Association
http://www.ama-assn.org
Promotes the
art and science of medicine and the betterment of the public health
The
Bone and Joint Decade
http://www.bonejointdecade.org
The
goal for the Bone and Joint Decade is to improve the health-related
quality of life for people with musculo-skeletal disorders throughout
the world.
Emotionpictures.aaos.org
http://www.emotionpictures.aaos.org
In
April of 2000, a Call for Entries went out to artists worldwide,
asking those who currently have or have ever experienced an orthopaedic
condition to submit their work and tell their stories for a themed
art exhibit, eMotion Pictures: An Exhibition of Orthopaedics in
Art. An orthopaedic condition can be either a disease or condition
that affects muscles, bones and/or joints. Arthritis, osteoporosis,
scoliosis, spinal cord injury or other spine/back conditions, cerebral
palsy, amputation, spina bifida, broken bones, and joint replacement
are some examples of orthopaedic conditions.
Professional
Team Physicians
http://www.proteamphysicians.com
Professional
Team Physicians collaborates with key opinion-leader physicians
in the development for high-value services that converts individual
doctors to use the Internet as an active part of their practice.
PTP's physician services include patient education materials, physician-to-physician
consultation services, continuing medical education, conference
summaries and product news. PTP distributes these services through
its web site, ProTeamPhysicians.com, and as an application services
provider to other leading companies and organizations serving physicians
and their patients.
Orthopaedic
Research Society
http://WWW.ORS.org
Promotes research and education related to orthopaedic surgery and
musculoskeletal diseases and injuries.
North
American Spine Society
http://WWW.spine.org/fsp/cfm
Contains information on preventing spine injury, as well as education
about common spine conditions.
American
Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society
http://www.aofas.org
Provides information about foot and ankle conditions, how to select
proper footwear, and ways to keep your feet healthy.
American
Society for Surgery of the Hand
http://hand-surg.org/pubinfo.asp
Provides education about a variety of conditions affecting the hand
and wrist.
Spine
Universe
http://www.spineuniverse.com
Contains comprehensive information on spinal disorders, including
technologies, services, treatments, and research.
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