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Team coaches, physicians lead Capitol Hill briefing on changing athletics landscape
The American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons, alongside several other orthopaedic societies, convened a briefing on Capitol Hill to discuss policy solutions aimed at ensuring a safe path to compete for athletes and protecting clinicians.
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Every ~20 seconds in the U.S., a woman aged 55+ suffers a fracture
Source: Data on file, Amgen; 2025. Despite this, osteoporosis remains largely undiagnosed and untreated.