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Announcements

3/8/2008
AOSSM Specialty Day Introduces Three New Press Releases
AOSSM Specialty Day in San Francisco highlights current research on professional baseball injury recovery rates, neck injuries in young athletes and shoulder dislocation treatments. Visit ADD LINKS to learn more about the meeting and these exciting topics.
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3/5/2008
Top Professionals Selected as Editors
The AOSSM Medical Publishing Group is proud to announce the selections of Edward M. Wojtys, MD (Editor-in-Chief), George J. Davies, DPT, ATC, CSCS (Associate Editor – Physical Therapy Section), Matthew Gammons, MD (Associate Editor-Primary Care Section), and Riann Palmeri-Smith, PhD, ATC (Associate Editor – Athletic Training Section) as the founding editors of Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach.
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AOSSM Press Releases

3/8/2008
Controversial Shoulder Surgery for First-time Dislocation Proven Effective Long-Term
Arthroscopic Surgery Successful in Active Patients For Over a Decade
Young, athletic, first-time shoulder dislocation patients benefit from arthroscopic surgery long term, according to a study released today at the 2008 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Specialty Day at The Moscone Center. The study found that for highly active patients, surgery, rather than conservative methods, yielded excellent results.
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3/8/2008
Comeback to Pre-Injury Level After Elbow or Shoulder Surgery Disappointing for Pro Baseball Players
New research found only 45 percent of players return to same or higher level of play
Only 45 percent of baseball players were able to return to the game at the same or higher level after shoulder or elbow surgery, according to new research released today during the 2008 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Specialty Day at The Moscone Center.
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3/8/2008
Emergency On-Field Neck Injury Treatment No Different For Children than Adults
New research shows “all or nothing” policy in adult field guidelines also appropriate for 8-14 year olds
New guidelines for on-field treatment and emergency transport of young athletes with suspected neck injuries should recommend keeping both helmet and shoulder pads on for initial stabilization and transport, followed by removal of both, once the patient is in a controlled setting, according to new research released today at the 2008 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Specialty Day at The Moscone Center.
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3/5/2008
New Multidisciplinary Sports Medicine Journal Selects Top Professionals as Editors
Top professionals from orthopaedics, athletic training, physical therapy and primary care medical fields selected to serve as founding editors of Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach
The Board of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s (AOSSM) Medical Publishing Group is proud to announce the selections of Edward M. Wojtys, MD (Editor-in-Chief), George J. Davies, DPT, ATC, CSCS (Associate Editor – Physical Therapy Section), Matthew Gammons, MD (Associate Editor-Primary Care Section), and Riann Palmeri-Smith, PhD, ATC (Associate Editor – Athletic Training Section) as the founding editors of Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach.
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AJSM Press Releases

7/3/2007
Catastrophic Head Injury Three Times Greater in High School vs. Collegiate Football Players
Study finds "unacceptably high percentage" of high schoolers who sustain catastrophic head injury play with residual effects of a prior head injury
The incidence of catastrophic head injuries in football is dramatically higher at the high school level than at the college level, according to a study published in the July issue of The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
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5/8/2007
News You Can Use from the American Journal of Sports Medicine May
Following are highlights from the May 2007 issue of the American Journal of Sports Medicine, the monthly peer-reviewed journal of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (Vol. 35, No. 5):
    Don’t Wait, Operate! Rotator cuff repairs should be performed before surrounding muscles deteriorate for optimal surgical outcome • Up in the Air: Menstrual cycle, hormones may not explain higher rate of ACL tears among female athletes in jump-landing study • Less May be More: After less invasive hip surgery, older athletes return to sporting activity at a higher rate than younger athletes • For Love or Money: Team physicians face special ethical challenges in treating athletes
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