Make Your World Cup Injury-Free
Preventing soccer injury in any venue—whether in fan-filled stadiums or your backyard
Children and Lawn Mowers, A Dangerous Combination
National Medical Societies Offer Tips to Prevent Injuries this Summer; Children Often Victims
Lucky Break: Quit Smoking after Fracture Surgery for Better Healing
Study finds patients who avoid tobacco for six weeks after surgery have fewer postoperative complications
Torn Achilles Tendon? New Guidelines Say Early Motion Can Be Beneficial
Orthopaedic surgeons release treatment guidelines on acute Achilles tendon rupture
One of the major risks facing patients who have major surgery is a complication called deep vein thrombosis. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is the formation of a blood clot within a deep vein. It commonly occurs in the thigh or calf.
Learn more about DVT and how it can be prevented
War Injuries: A Retrospective on Orthopaedics in Time of War
Learn more about the role military orthopaedic surgeons play during wartime
Save Your Knees is a Website full of information about knees: keeping knees healthy, exercise, common knee problems, and treatments.
Visit www.saveyourknees.org
Educating the general public about ways to prevent injury and promote health is one of the missions of the AAOS.
See 2010 Public Service Announcements