Media Advisory: AOFAS Annual Summer Meeting Features Innovations in Foot and Ankle Surgery and More
July 06, 2010 11:37 ET
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AOFAS
ROSEMONT, IL--(Marketwire - July 6, 2010) - The American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) will hold its annual summer meeting July 7-10 in National Harbor, Maryland. The program...
Does Your New Year's Resolution Include an Exercise Plan?
December 28, 2009 18:34 ET
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AOFAS
ROSEMONT, IL--(Marketwire - December 28, 2009) - Are you one of the millions of Americans who
will resolve to exercise more in the New Year? If so, take advice from the
American Orthopaedic Foot...
'Tis the Season for Plantar Fasciitis
December 21, 2009 18:53 ET
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AOFAS
ROSEMONT, IL--(Marketwire - December 21, 2009) - Holiday shopping and holiday feasting may
make you a prime candidate for a case of plantar fasciitis. Prolonged
walking or standing and an increase...
Don't Become a Statistic: Protect Yourself Against Foot and Ankle Arthritis
November 16, 2009 12:44 ET
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AOFAS
ROSEMONT, IL--(Marketwire - November 16, 2009) - One in five US adults (46 million) suffer from
some form of arthritis. By the year 2030, an estimated 67 million people
will be affected by arthritis...
Study Finds: Return to Light Recreational Activity Possible for Patients Undergoing Ankle Replacement Surgery
October 30, 2009 11:35 ET
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AOFAS
ROSEMONT, IL--(Marketwire - October 30, 2009) - Total ankle arthroplasty (ankle replacement)
significantly improves quality of life making a return to light
recreational activity and non-impact...
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeons Identify Diligent Foot Maintenance as Key to Prevention of Foot Amputations in Diabetics
October 20, 2009 11:00 ET
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AOFAS
ROSEMONT, IL--(Marketwire - October 20, 2009) - While "One Foot, Two Foot, Red Foot, Blue
Foot" may be the opening line of a humorous children's book by Dr. Seuss,
foot complications are no laughing...
Tricks and Tips for a Safe Halloween
October 12, 2009 15:01 ET
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AAOS
ROSEMONT, IL--(Marketwire - October 12, 2009) - Trick-or-treating, wearing costumes, and
carving pumpkins are all part of the Halloween fun for kids of all ages.
However, many of these activities...
Results of Controlled Clinical Study of STAR Total Ankle Replacement Versus Ankle Fusion Presented at AOFAS 2009 Annual Summer Meeting
August 25, 2009 14:06 ET
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AOFAS
ROSEMONT, IL--(Marketwire - August 25, 2009) - Charles L. Saltzman, MD, newly-elected
president of the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society
(AOFAS), presented the results of a groundbreaking...
AOFAS Celebrates Its 8th Surgical Outreach to Vietnam
July 29, 2009 12:58 ET
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AOFAS
ROSEMONT, IL--(Marketwire - July 29, 2009) - An initial fact-finding trip in 2001 to
explore the possibility of treating disabled children and landmine victims
in Vietnam has grown into an ongoing,...
Third-Party Payor Coverage of Experimental Surgery Discussed in Foot & Ankle International Journal of the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society
June 02, 2009 17:57 ET
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AOFAS
ROSEMONT, IL--(Marketwire - June 2, 2009) - Foot & Ankle
International (FAI), the official journal of the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society
(AOFAS), has recently added a new highlight...