Sound Off: The Role of the Periosteum in Pediatric Supracondylar Fractures: Periosteal Versus Bony Hinge

Edward Abraham, MD, FAAOS

Editor’s note: This article is in response to a recommendation by Mercer Rang, MD, regarding the periosteal hinge theory’s role in the treatment of pediatric supracondylar fractures.

Sound Off: What Will Never Be the Same for Surgeons After the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Robert A. Schultz, MD, FAAOS; Paul F. Lachiewicz, MD, FAAOS

The present viral pandemic has certainly produced radical changes in all aspects of professional and personal life within days and weeks. Will this “present shock” have lasting effects on our profession of orthopaedic surgery and the entire field of medicine? Will many things “never be the same” again, as some elected officials and experts have claimed?

AAOS, AAOS Now Deliver COVID-19 Resources and News

Julie Balch Samora, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAOS

It is an absolute privilege to join the AAOS Now Editorial Board and serve as the new deputy editor.

A Brush with Cancer: Insights from the Other Side

Douglas W. Lundy, MD, MBA, FAAOS

Fortunately, many of us do not have to experience the “other side” of the healthcare system very often, but I’m sure many could recount fascinating insights when a loved one is a patient in the healthcare system. Although many people believe that physicians are clueless as to the patient’s plight, that is far from the truth.