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The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) specifically disclaims any and all responsibility for the contents, advertisements, and other material submitted to and contained in The Daily Edition AAOS Now. A reference to a commercial product in an article or in any advertisement does not, either expressly or by implication, indicate that the AAOS endorses the product, its manufacturer, or its ditributor. The information contained in The Daily Edition AAOS Now is provided for educational purposes only.

The material presented at the Annual Meeting has been made available by the AAAOS for educational purposes only. This material is not intended to represent the only, nor necessarily best, method or procedure appropriate for the medical situations discussed, but rather is intended to present an approach, view, statement or opinion of the faculty which may be helpful to others who face similar situations. The AAOS disclaims any and all liability for injury or other damages resulting to any individual attending a session and for all claims which may arise out of the use of the techniques demonstrated therein by such individuals, whether these claims shall be asserted by a physician or any other person.

No reproductions of any kind, including audiotapes and videotape, may be made of the presentation at the Academy’s Annual Meeting. The Academy reserves all of its rights to such material, and commercial reproduction is specifically prohibited.

FDA Statement
Some drugs or medical devices demonstrated at the Annual Meeting have been cleared by the FDA for specific purposes only or have not been cleared by the FDA. The FDA has stated that it is the responsibility of the physician to determine the FDA clearance status of each drug or medical devices he or she wishes to use in clinical practice. Academy policy provides that “off label” uses of a drug or medical device may be described in the Academy’s CME activities so long as the “off label” use of the drug or medical device is also specifically disclosed (i.e. it must be disclosed that the FDA has not cleared the drug or device for the described purpose). Any drug or medical device is being used “off label” if the described use is not set forth on the products approval label.