Read the story at orthoinfo.org/dominique or for more information, visit ota.org.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) want to increase awareness about the many new advances and technologies in orthopaedic care that come from what is learned while treating war-related injuries.

Today, about 70 percent of war wounds are musculoskeletal injuries and 7 percent of those with major extremity wounds also sustain loss of limbs. Trauma surgeons' war experiences make lasting contributions to orthopaedic surgery, benefiting not only the troops but also civilians around the world. Those contributions also helped save Dominique's leg. In fact, her orthopaedic surgeon says that his experience treating war wounds as a military surgeon armed him with the skills to treat Dominique.

Year Released: 2012

Extremity War Injuries and Disaster Preparedness

Legacy of Heroes

Wounded in Action: An Art Exhibition of Orthopaedic Advancements

More and more, young athletes are focusing on a single sport and training for that sport year-round—a practice that's led to an increase in Overuse Injuries. Left untreated, overuse trauma to young shoulders, elbows, knees and wrists may require surgery have lifelong consequences. For information on preventing and treating Overuse Injuries, visit these sites: orthoinfo.org and stopsportsinjuries.org.

Kids want to be the best and parents and coaches want to help them reach their goals, but today more and more kids are specializing in one sport and training far too hard. Somehow this healthy bit of competition became altogether unhealthy. The injuries caused by this intense training can lead to pediatric trauma and may require surgery to their developing shoulders, knees, elbows and wrists. This can have lifelong effects on not only their game, but their health and quality of life.

Teaming with the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) and the "STOP Sports Injuries" program, this ad depicts a photo of a young athlete with red stitching like that on a baseball superimposed along his elbow to represent sutures, with the headline, "Sometimes, the game they love doesn't love them back." Readers are directed to the websites orthoinfo.org and stopsportsinjuries.org to learn more about helping to protect young athletes from serious sport injuries and keep their growing bones, joints, tendons and muscles healthy.

Year Released: 2012

Sports Savvy: Battling Injuries and Infections in Athletes of All Ages

A Guide to Safety for Young Athletes

Baseball Injury Prevention

Basketball Injury Prevention

Football Injury Prevention

Hockey Injury Prevention

Gymnastics Injury Prevention

Chunky. Hefty. Big-boned. For parents of overweight children, it's all too easy to minimize reality. But the consequences of a heavy childhood may actually result in a generation of children with shorter life spans than their parents.

Encourage physical activity and better nutrition. Do whatever it takes to get your kids as active as kids once were. Activity and weight-bearing exercise will help your child live stronger, and live longer. For more advice and information, visit orthoinfo.org, aap.org/obesity and posna.org.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA), and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) want to increase awareness about the importance of exercise, and how exercise can affect bone and joint health.

Activity and weight-bearing exercise is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. It plays a key role in preventing many obesity-related medical disorders and health conditions such as diabetes. Because it increases the load on your joints, obesity can aggravate bone and joint conditions, such as back pain and knee problems. Regular exercise can improve the symptoms of these conditions by increasing muscle strength and flexibility, and reducing body fat. So get up, get out, and get moving.

For more information, visit orthoinfo.org, aap.org/obesity and posna.org.

Year Released: 2012

Fitness for Kids

Why Exercise?

Vitamin D for Good Bone Health

Starting an Exercise Program

Aerobic Exercise

America's orthopaedic surgeons, in partnership with automakers, urge all drivers to keep their most sophisticated safety features engaged at all times: eyes on the road and hands on the wheel.

The safe-driver promotion is a multi-year partnership with the Auto Alliance and its 2012 print ad depicts a woman unveiling a car with the message: "The most advanced safety feature this car has is the driver standing next to it." Drivers make the choice to drive when behind the wheel — that's the message of "Decide to Drive."

Share your story of distracted driving on our website or follow us on Facebook or Twitter and join the conversation. You can help orthopaedic surgeons and automakers affect behavior changes relating to driver distractions — so we can reduce the number of injuries to drivers, passengers and pedestrians.

For more information, visit www.decidetodrive.org
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Year Released: 2012

Driving Safety

Safety Guide for Mature Drivers