The Upcoming 2003 AAOS Convention

[Guest guest]

The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) is having their

2003 Convention in New Orleans Feb 5-9.

The AAOS is the largest orthopedic association in the world with

about 24,000 members dealing with all aspects of Orthopedics. The

Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America (POSNA) is a sub-

specialty society that has about 700-800 members who treat clubfoot

as well as other children's orthopedic problems.

The Instruction Course Lecture on Clubfoot will be done by all

Ponseti method doctors

Clubfoot: Current Trends in Management

Course Number: 132

IC: Instructional Course

Wednesday, February 05, 2003

01:30 PM - 03:30 PM

Location:

Frederick R Dietz, MD Iowa City IA

E Herzenberg, MD Baltimore MD

Mosca, MD Seattle WA

Moderator(s):

S son, MD Philadelphia PA

Review current treatment trends in non-operative and operative

idiopathic, resistant, recurrent and residual deformities of

clubfoot, including cast, surgical and Ilizarov methods.

http://www.aaos.org/wordhtml/anmt2003/icl/132.htm

The only podium presentation on clubfoot will be the the Ponseti

method doctors at the Hospital for Joint Diseases at New York

University.

PREDICTING THE NEED FOR TENOTOMY IN THE PONSETI METHOD FOR CORRECTION

OF CLUBFEET

Paper No: 172

Thursday, February 06, 2003

04:42 PM - 04:48 PM

Location: Room 293-296

Morial Convention Center

M Scher, MD New York NY

S Feldman, MD New York NY

Harold J P Van Bosse, MD New York NY

Debra Anne Sala, PT New York NY

Wallace B Lehman, MD New York NY

http://www.aaos.org/wordhtml/anmt2003/sciprog/172.htm

A report on last years AAOS Convention can be found at

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nosurgery4clubfoot/message/10376

and (3-17-99)

http://www.vh.org/pediatric/patient/orthopaedics/clubfeet/egbert.html